http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/-t1.htm Wed, 26 May 2010 20:04:12 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/-t1.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/german-car-sales-thread-t76.htm patpending ...due to €2,500 bounty on scrapping old ones. All the big winners are small imports benefiting from German taxpayer euros. e.g. Hyundai i30, 4,399 sold in February 2009 (+810% over February 2008), Škodia Fabia (9,190, +168%) Suzuki Swift (3,263, +328%), Mitsubishi Colt (2,924, +268%). Even the VW Polo (8,889, +52%) has been produced as an end-of-run special of IIRC 40,000 units - in Spain. Where is the Fiesta made? The Ka has done well, new models are Polish... World News Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:06:14 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/german-car-sales-thread-t76.htm#389 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/german-car-sales-thread-t76.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-to-enter-israel-t36.htm Windy Reports are circulating in the Israeli media of the MG TF sports car and the MG 550 sedan being lined up for a demonstration / Auto Show in the first quater of the year with plans for them to go on sale in the third or fourth quaters. As in Chile, the MG brand is taking the lead. Reference: http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20090215/18472674748.shtml World News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:57:18 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-to-enter-israel-t36.htm#120 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-to-enter-israel-t36.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-preparing-to-enter-brazil-t198.htm Windy Some spy photos have appeared of what appears to be a slightly disgused MG 550 being tested in São Paulo alongside some other Chinese cars known to be due to go on sale around the end of 2009. In Brazil, the mark Roewe is totally unknown, but MG already is known for its English Heritage and tradition. Thus, as in Chile, 550 should arive here as MG and perhaps a price greater than expected due to bearing the badge. Quote and photos from http://www.noticiasautomotivas.com.br/leitor-flagra-mg-550-ao-lado-de-modelos-da-chery-no-interior-de-sao-paulo/ World News Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:42:47 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-preparing-to-enter-brazil-t198.htm#1561 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-preparing-to-enter-brazil-t198.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/the-mg6-arrives-in-chile-mg-350-to-follow-t311.htm Windy http://www.mgmotors.cl/frames/home_6.asp World News Wed, 26 May 2010 20:04:12 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/the-mg6-arrives-in-chile-mg-350-to-follow-t311.htm#2545 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/the-mg6-arrives-in-chile-mg-350-to-follow-t311.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-en-espana-returning-to-spain-soon-t149.htm Windy MG will share dealers with Ssangyong in Spain A few days ago I had the opportunity to talk to one of those responsible for SsangYong in Spain and, among many of the themes which were spoken about, came to light some details of the return of the new MG, now in the hands of NAC and SAIC. It seems, the financial crisis has delayed the release in the Spanish market, but MG should not be absent for much longer. Commercialization will be held in SsangYong dealers and the range available will ... World News Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:14:53 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-en-espana-returning-to-spain-soon-t149.htm#1228 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-en-espana-returning-to-spain-soon-t149.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/top-european-car-brands-2009-t247.htm patpending UK: (1,995k sold, -6.4% on 2008) 1) Ford 2) Vauxhall 3) VW 4) Toyota 5) Peugeot 6) B*W 7) Audi 8 ) Nissan 9) Honda 10) Citroën GERMANY: (3,807k, +23.2%) 1) VW 2) Opel 3) Ford 4) Mercedes 5) Audi 6) B*W 7) Škoda 8 )Fiat 9) Renault 10) Citroën FRANCE: (2,268k, +10.7%) 1) Renault 2) Peugeot 3) Citroën 4) VW 5) Ford 6) Opel 7) Fiat 8 )Dacia 9) Mercedes 10) Audi ITALY (2,158k, -0.3%) 1) Fiat 2) Ford 3) Opel 4) VW 5) Peugeot 6) Citroën 7) ... World News Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:03:04 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/top-european-car-brands-2009-t247.htm#2088 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/top-european-car-brands-2009-t247.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/bmw-5-series-gt-a-car-for-grand-tours-t190.htm patpending I only wish the original had mentioned Gromit(!) Here is auto motor + sport's test from 10 September 2009: A CAR FOR GRAND TOURS: BMW 5-series GT. (autobild.de) Might as well have a bit of a do for the launch. So the Bavarian Motor Werkers state proudly that this new model 5-series by the name of Gran Turismo is the first car of its kind. Which is a bold claim, since all that the lads from BMW have really done here is to pour some well-known features of different types ... World News Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:57:49 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/bmw-5-series-gt-a-car-for-grand-tours-t190.htm#1547 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/bmw-5-series-gt-a-car-for-grand-tours-t190.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/roewe-enters-chile-using-the-mg-brand-t13.htm Windy Roewe enters Chile using the MG brand SAIC recently announced the entry of Roewe into the Latin American car market, due to brand awareness in the local market the first batch of Roewe cars will be sold under the MG brand name. First sales will be in Chile with the Roewe 550 and Roewe 750 medium sized and luxury saloon cars using the names MG55 and MG75, later this year they will be joined by the MG 3SW hatchback and MG TF mid-engine sports car. Reference: http://news.car136.com/22/20090116/66824_p1.html World News Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:33:44 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/roewe-enters-chile-using-the-mg-brand-t13.htm#13 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/roewe-enters-chile-using-the-mg-brand-t13.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/buick-regal-opel-insignia-for-us-t223.htm patpending The Regal, which makes its U.S. debut today in Los Angeles, has already been on the market for about a year in Europe as the award-winning Opel Insignia. http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0911_2011_buick_regal/index.html I note that China is "Buick's primary market these days". General Motors displayed the all new 2011 Buick Regal just days ago in Los Angeles. The vehicle will be one of the first GM products to be propelled by their second generation mild-hybrid ... World News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:41:52 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/buick-regal-opel-insignia-for-us-t223.htm#1746 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/buick-regal-opel-insignia-for-us-t223.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mge-chery-man-lan-zhengdao-buys-british-zt-in-kuwait-t220.htm patpending MG Enthusiast there is a report about how Lan Zhengdao, working for Chery in Kuwait, bought a rare second-hand ZT spurred on by his own MG3 at home in China.

Mr Lan is now trying to organise it to take it home as a personal import!]]> World News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:35 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mge-chery-man-lan-zhengdao-buys-british-zt-in-kuwait-t220.htm#1721 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mge-chery-man-lan-zhengdao-buys-british-zt-in-kuwait-t220.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ex-gm-europe-boss-off-to-tata-t215.htm patpending http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/automobiles/GM-Europe-head-Forster-may-join-Tata-Motors-Report/articleshow/5207038.cms FRANKFURT: The European chief of General Motors (GM), Carl-Peter Forster, may switch to Indian car manufacturer Tata, German media reported Saturday. Forster, 55, is quitting GM after strongly criticising the Detroit-based car giant's surprise U-turn in deciding not to sell European subsidiary Opel. Tata is reportedly eyeing the GM manager ... World News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:21:57 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ex-gm-europe-boss-off-to-tata-t215.htm#1661 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ex-gm-europe-boss-off-to-tata-t215.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/saic-global-strategy-like-playing-risk-with-a-round-dice-t199.htm patpending I was thinking that SAIC's choice of countries in which to market its cars seems a bit like choosing random countries to station your armies in "Risk" - China and the UK, yes, but then Chile and Belarus only. I imagine the cars for Belarus have to cross Russia. Otherwise, they have to come in via another country such as Russian Kaliningrad, Poland or Latvia. And presumably there would be big savings if sending a ship across the Pacific to say Mexico as well as Chile. Brazil ... World News Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:21:24 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/saic-global-strategy-like-playing-risk-with-a-round-dice-t199.htm#1563 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/saic-global-strategy-like-playing-risk-with-a-round-dice-t199.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-heading-to-poland-t207.htm Windy This news article actually says Roewe rather than MG but from news reports in the Chinese press it seems unlikely that Roewe will be used outside China in the near future. Chinese brand Roewe cars entering Poland In the next year in Poland it will be possible to buy some models of Chinese brand Roewe, belonging to the biggest Chinese car’s producer Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). Pol-Mot Holding will be responsible for distribution of these models. ... World News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:14:10 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-heading-to-poland-t207.htm#1624 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-heading-to-poland-t207.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/audi-a5-sportback-german-road-test-hatch-of-the-day-t188.htm patpending The Audi A5 Sportback is a new car in the 5-door sector into which the MG6 is being launched. Hence, how the motoring press receives the A5 will be an important pointer for the MG6, even though the two cars will doubtless be differentiated. (I hope the MG6 is a bit cheaper than £42k myself!) Audi’s own moving ("mobile"!) presentation of this car: http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/new_cars/A5/a5_sportback.html Picture from audipic.com: Here is auto motor + ... World News Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:14:26 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/audi-a5-sportback-german-road-test-hatch-of-the-day-t188.htm#1535 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/audi-a5-sportback-german-road-test-hatch-of-the-day-t188.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ssangyong-saic-management-replaced-by-riot-police-t134.htm Windy The Korean Unions consistently prevented SAIC from making changes to turn around Ssangyong. Now with SAIC mangement replaced by Korean Government management, the only thing that has changed is that the management has more power than it used to have! Ssangyong Motor threatens to use riot police to end strike SEOUL (AFP) — Struggling South Korean car firm Ssangyong Motor said Wednesday it would call in riot police to end the occupation of its plant by striking workers unless they ... World News Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:45:52 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ssangyong-saic-management-replaced-by-riot-police-t134.htm#1115 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/ssangyong-saic-management-replaced-by-riot-police-t134.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/usa-would-you-buy-a-car-from-an-unknown-chinese-brand-t153.htm Windy Although the MG brand is very popular in some sections of USA society, much of the population has never heard of it. Some interesting results from a survey on USA car buyers: Newly released research shows fifteen percent of new car buyers in the United States say they would consider purchasing their next vehicle from China, and eleven percent would consider buying a car from India, without knowing specific brands or vehicles. This compares with sixteen percent who said they would consider ... World News Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:29 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/usa-would-you-buy-a-car-from-an-unknown-chinese-brand-t153.htm#1252 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/usa-would-you-buy-a-car-from-an-unknown-chinese-brand-t153.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/double-dragon-the-new-small-ssangyong-from-hastings-t146.htm patpending


Double Dragon Chinese Restaurant

(as for category, I was thinking "Korean" - the real-life car is, of course, French...)]]> World News Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:25:47 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/double-dragon-the-new-small-ssangyong-from-hastings-t146.htm#1220 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/double-dragon-the-new-small-ssangyong-from-hastings-t146.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg--mg-in-belarus-t143.htm Windy The MG website for Belarus has gone live: http://mgcars.by/ Prices for the MG range are: MG 750 from 24900$ to 28900$ MG 550 from 17900$ to 24350$ MG TF from 24900$ Translated from the website: News: The new MG is already in Belarus! Some brands are very old and quickly forgotten. Other escape, but remain in our memory, thanks to their strong history. And some are returned to our lives, as old friends, as has the legendary British mark MG. Most people remember MG as the most ... World News Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:28:07 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg--mg-in-belarus-t143.htm#1206 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg--mg-in-belarus-t143.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/germany-scrap-all-shuanghuan-ceos-t129.htm patpending Link to German article at kfz-vertrieb-vogel

The article says that the courts have ruled that the Shuanghuan CEO is an illegal copy of the B*W X5 and that the German importer China Automobile Deutschland must scrap them all.

]]> World News Thu, 28 May 2009 09:43:17 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/germany-scrap-all-shuanghuan-ceos-t129.htm#1084 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/germany-scrap-all-shuanghuan-ceos-t129.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/another-hint-at-usa-sales-t115.htm Windy It could be the Autoweek reporter reading too much into the reactions to his questions, but it clearly hasn't been ruled out and the Americans sound as enthusiastic about MG as ever... AutoWeek wrote: MG (Yes MG) is Shanghai show-stealer By GREG KABLE The MG 6 This MG 6 liftback could herald the return of MG to North America, according to officials from Chinese parent company SAIC. Badged MG 6, the new four-door was the undisputed star of the Shanghai motor show. ... World News Mon, 04 May 2009 13:50:16 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/another-hint-at-usa-sales-t115.htm#972 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/another-hint-at-usa-sales-t115.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-goes-to-detroit-t91.htm Windy Will MG appear at the Detroit Auto Show? They are not currently on the published exhibitor list... Nanjing Delegation Leader Signs Letter of Intent With the Detroit International Auto Salon Wed Apr 1, 2009 DIAS Holding, Inc. announced that the Nanjing Nanqi Import & Export Company, Ltd. of Nanjing, China has signed a letter of intent to exhibit at the Detroit International Auto Salon (DIAS) during their delegation visit earlier in March. "Our company has been ... World News Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:16:27 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-goes-to-detroit-t91.htm#504 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-goes-to-detroit-t91.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-enters-eire-t79.htm Perkins News MG TF LE500 is launched in Ireland 16.03.09 K & C Garages Ltd, the first importer to be appointed for MG Motor UK Ltd, based in Churchtown, Dublin is launching the MGTF LE500 on Monday 16th March at Brown’s Barn, City West Bridge on the Naas Road. Mr Corrigan, Managing Director at K & C Garages Ltd said, ‘I am delighted to be appointed as importer and distributor for the MG franchise ... World News Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:28:09 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-enters-eire-t79.htm#383 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/mg-enters-eire-t79.htm http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/when-mg-cars-will-arrive-at-europe-market-t46.htm Fantomass Hi to all!)) I want to buy a second car.And still waiting, when MG cars arrive in my country...It was rumors in 2007, that the new MG cars will hit Russian market at the begining of 2008.Now 2009, but there is still no any information...Maybe you could tell me something about that... P.S. But there is a small condition, I would buy a new MG, only if it will be built in Great Britain. World News Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:47:16 GMT http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/when-mg-cars-will-arrive-at-europe-market-t46.htm#182 http://www.mguk.org/world-news-f5/when-mg-cars-will-arrive-at-europe-market-t46.htm