The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull halts MG6 production


A small white plume of ash, dust and steam rises from the volcano erupting beneath Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier


The report from the Sina news agency ( http://auto.sina.com.cn/car/2010-04-29/1858596584.shtml ) doesn't have much detail but suggests that production of MG6 and Roewe 550 cars is being suspended due to a lack of parts from Europe, quite what part Eyjafjallajokull has played isn't clear, could it be that they have run out of head gaskets for the Kavachi (volcanic) engines fitted to the MG6 and Roewe 550!

XPart also get a mention with a note that they are to continue to support the almost six million owners of MG - Rover produced cars.

Maybe the most interesting part of the story is the proof that the Chinese cars are assembled in China from European parts!

Wasequiped wrote:(So production resumes May 3rd? or now can't resume May3rd?
Anyway some important parts are being UK sourced.)

I found it difficult to understand, I think he is suggesting that if you have one on order for delivery begining of May then there is not much hope of it arriving on time.

I guess it's just a hickup though, the flight ban didn't last all that long!

patpending wrote:can you get an MG6 with an engine named after a volcano - Kavachi?

Both the MG6 engines are Kavachi engines - the 1.8 DVVT and the 1.8 Turbo.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DQEHTe5nViL4&ei=yx_bS9j0LJLw0wTO1vCNBg&sa=X&oi=video_result&resnum=4&ct=thumbnail&cad=4630214419728926910&ved=0CBMQuAIwAw&usg=AFQjCNG5f6DE2pHlNzOxebd2-TFL47a74g