Windy wrote:Note, the SAIC international (Not including China) MG sales target for 2010 appears to be set at 36,000 units.

After sharing a show stand for the previous shows of this year, the show stand manufacturers are reporting that, from the parts being ordered, it appears that the SAIC exhibition area will be divided into the two seperate sub-brands giving each brand their own identity, with the MG stand focusing on the international market.

patpending wrote:wow! that seems a lot of cars, wouldn't even 1,000 seem a lot for the UK - the most mature market? about 20 per dealer per year? too timid? Where else? Ireland, Chile, Belarus, Poland...?

so no Roewes outside China?

Windy wrote:You can add Israel and Spain to your list, and Brazil looks likely

patpending wrote:In fact, thinking about this by dealer (which may not be accurate) then, outside China, IIRC there are just under 50 in the UK, one in Ireland, one in Minsk and about three in Chile. Add one for Israel and maybe two(?) each for Spain, Poland and Brazil and you are expecting some 5/6ths of the 36,000 to be in the UK. 30,000 or 600 per dealer? Sounds like too much - that's 50 a month for a marque which even one fan thinks is dead.

There must be further expansion plans, e.g. more dealers. And work back from that many cars on sale next year and go through transport, testing, marketing, full production, test production...when does something have to start at Longbridge to meet that? A few months ago?

The launch of the MG6 sounds like the launch of Hyundai or Mitsubishi in the UK...

NB Dealers in Spain and Poland = new MG 550/750 saloons in EU(?). I wonder if any 750 parts fit a 75 or ZT? will there be a new KV6 engine available?

According to SAIC's product planning, the production version of the MG6 will launch at this month's Guangzhou Auto show and be on sale in the mid-to late December, while the European market launch is scheduled for 2010. "Britain, as the first stop and then sold to the whole of Europe", "We will be adopting the original reseller channel to achieve this plan, there are intentions to recruit new dealers to join the network."

The development of own-brand vehicles bears fruit.

With the introduction of Roewe 550, Shanghai Automotive made great progress in the development of their independent brands, the first three-quarter sales of own-brand sedans in 2009 is 64,200, we expect 2009 sales of SAIC own-brand vehicles to reach 90,000, an increase of 246.06%.

In 2010, SAIC will have 3 new cars, 1 new SUV on the market, we expect that with the new cars on the market, the company own-brand sales are expected to reach 160,000 units, an increase of over 70%.

...while the European market launch is scheduled for 2010. "Britain, as the first stop...

dentricrio wrote:Yeah! Fantastic news.

docjunior2008 wrote:

dentricrio wrote:Yeah! Fantastic news.

I agree....can't wait to have it in Britain and to see what it will be called. I'm still hoping that they will re-invent in ZS brand rather than MG6.
The future still looks very bright for the MG Brand

dentricrio wrote:...its good to see just how seriously SAIC is taking the MG brand giving it its own major stand.

It is reported that Shanghai Automotive Industry Research Institute MG6 design center in Shanghai and the British Design Center engineers together have create a masterpiece.

This is products for young people market-oriented, Fastback for the design of the new hatchback form, the birth of a new car in the MG brand sets a new benchmark.

Recently it is noted that at the forthcoming opening of the Guangzhou Auto Show, the formal release of the production version MG MG6 will reveal the mystery of the new MG brand identity.

Ahmed wrote:Can I buy this car in Sudan

Windy wrote:They have done an orange one for us

skyblueads wrote:Where did those images come from Windy? Any decent size ones?

skyblueads wrote:True. So are they from the Chinese MG site then?

patpending wrote:

skyblueads wrote:True. So are they from the Chinese MG site then?

found this looking for MG6 orange

MG Car has changed the standard colour - black, silver, red, gold to a more traditional modern more strong colour. Markedly enhanced the metal texture, bringing a stronger sense of vitality, the modern, fashion sense, but also more in line with the psychological expectations of the consumers of MG6. Evident is the success of SAIC for with the MG6 has poured in a "meticulous" effort.

Windy wrote:
You found a better orange than me, this photographer should have found some sunlight:

MG Car has changed the standard colour - black, silver, red, gold to a more traditional modern more strong colour. Markedly enhanced the metal texture, bringing a stronger sense of vitality, the modern, fashion sense, but also more in line with the psychological expectations of the consumers of MG6. Evident is the success of SAIC for with the MG6 has poured in a "meticulous" effort.

Source, and more pics: http://auto.21cn.com/newcar/guonei/2009/11/20/7092367.shtml

patpending wrote:Interesting "fake UK" Z-reg numberplate. Is it a reference to the Zeds, I wonder? Who will recognise it as UK-ish?

As for the colours, I can't help thinking that the Trophy colours weren't right for 2001 in retrospect. As we head into 2010 we are seeing cars in whites, reds, blues, greens and even oranges...