MG (Chinese car brand)

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MG
Owner / user SAIC engine

owner SAIC engine
Introductory year 2007
Products Automobiles
Markets People's Republic of China
MG 3 China 2012-05-20.JPG
MG 3 , first generation
2018 MG 3 Form Sport VTi-Tech 1.5 Front.jpg
MG 3 , second generation


MG 5
MG 6 GT 3 China 2012-04-15.JPG
MG 6 , first generation
MG 6 II 02 China 2018-03-06.jpg
MG 6, second generation


MG 7
MG GS
MG GT
MG HS
MG ZS

MG is a car brand from the People's Republic of China .

Brand history

Originally, MG was a British car brand owned by Rover . After its bankruptcy , the Chinese Nanjing Automobile Group took over the factory facilities and the trademark rights to MG for 53 million pounds sterling in July 2005 . In March 2006, Nanjing MG Automotive was founded in Nanjing . In March 2007 the production of automobiles started there . From May 2007 to 2016, some models were finalized at MG Motor UK in Birmingham . There were also plans for a production facility in Oklahoma , USA .

In 2007 or April 2008, SAIC Motor from Shanghai bought Nanjing and has continued production ever since. SAIC combines Roewe and MG in its SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle department .

vehicles

Some vehicles have connections to models from other brands in the Group. These include Baojun and Roewe .

The following are the models that are known to have sales figures in China:

  • 3 (since 2008) also sales in Europe
  • 5 (since 2012)
  • 6 (since 2010) also sales in Europe
  • 7 (2007-2015) Basis MG ZT
  • GS (2015–2019) is similar to Roewe RX5 , also sales in Europe
  • GT (since 2014)
  • HS (since August 2018) is similar to the Roewe RX5
  • TF (2008-2009)
  • ZS (since March 2017) is similar to Roewe RX3 , also sales in Europe

Under the name MG Hector is in India the Baojun 530 sold.

Registration numbers in China

Below are the registration numbers for this brand in China.

year Car production figures
2007 3.131
2008 9,361
2009 13,785
2010 29,216
2011 50.191
2012 72,516
2013 74,684
2014 52,217
2015 70,377
2016 80,389
2017 134,786
2018 256.084
2019 269,751

Another source gives a production figure of 3,272 vehicles for 2007, which is slightly higher than the registration figure in China this year.

literature

Web links

Commons : MG  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Nanjing.
  2. ^ A b c d Marek Brzeżański, Robert Jabłoński: Cars of the World. 2008 · 2009. Moto Media Print, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 2008, ISBN 978-83-61604-12-9 .
  3. ↑ News: MG Motor UK makes it official… From September 23, 2016. (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  4. ↑ Wacław Pozar (General): World Cars. 2006 · 2007. Media Connection, Warsaw 2006, ISSN  1734-2945 .
  5. ↑ Information from SAIC Motor under Brand Hall / MG (English, accessed on August 1, 2020)
  6. ↑ a b MG China Sales Figures (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  7. ↑ MG 3 China Sales Figures (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  8. ↑ MG 5 China Sales Figures (accessed August 1, 2020)
  9. ↑ MG 6 China Sales Figures (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  10. ↑ MG 7 China Sales Figures (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  11. ↑ MG GS China Sales Figures (accessed August 1, 2020)
  12. ↑ MG GT China Sales Figures (accessed August 1, 2020)
  13. ↑ MG HS China Sales Figures (accessed August 1, 2020)
  14. ↑ MG TF China Sales Figures (accessed August 1, 2020)
  15. ↑ MG ZS China Sales Figures (English, accessed August 1, 2020)
  16. ↑ Marcel Sommer: MG Hector (2019): This SUV is supposed to conquer India. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. May 17, 2019, accessed May 18, 2019 .
  17. ^ Erik van Ingen Schenau: Catalog of the present Chinese motor production. ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Edition 2008. (English)