Chinese MG, made in the USA!
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Chinese MG, made in the USA!
DETROIT, July 11 — Can the mystique of a British sports car be recreated by a Chinese company in America’s heartland?
That’s the bet by Nanjing Automobile Group, which plans to resurrect the fabled MG marque in a tricontinental demonstration of how truly global the automotive industry has become.
Nanjing, which purchased the assets of the bankrupt MG Rover Group last year, aims to be the first Chinese carmaker to open a factory in the United States. The company has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in Oklahoma to announce plans to build a newly designed MG TF Coupe there, starting in 2008. It said the coupe would compete with cars like the Mazda Miata, which sells for $20,000 to $25,000.
It also will assemble a convertible TF Roadster version at MG’s now-shuttered factory in Longbridge, England, and three sedan models in China. American and European operations for MG Motors will be based in Oklahoma City, 90 miles north of the new factory in Ardmore, Okla.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/bu...ss/12auto.html
That’s the bet by Nanjing Automobile Group, which plans to resurrect the fabled MG marque in a tricontinental demonstration of how truly global the automotive industry has become.
Nanjing, which purchased the assets of the bankrupt MG Rover Group last year, aims to be the first Chinese carmaker to open a factory in the United States. The company has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in Oklahoma to announce plans to build a newly designed MG TF Coupe there, starting in 2008. It said the coupe would compete with cars like the Mazda Miata, which sells for $20,000 to $25,000.
It also will assemble a convertible TF Roadster version at MG’s now-shuttered factory in Longbridge, England, and three sedan models in China. American and European operations for MG Motors will be based in Oklahoma City, 90 miles north of the new factory in Ardmore, Okla.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/bu...ss/12auto.html
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Sad irony... according to the Daily Oklahoman, they plan on starting production in a brand new assembly plant in Ardmore (about an hour south of Oklahoma City) in the third quarter of 2008, at the same time GM will be officially shuttering the Oklahoma City assembly plant for good.
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USA Today had a story on this last week. The cars built in OK will be mid-engine. Good strategy, but doesnt really fit with MG's heritage though.
Also I have to wonder what the build quality will be. The story talked about parts being flown over on 747's from China.
Also I have to wonder what the build quality will be. The story talked about parts being flown over on 747's from China.
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