
SAICs sub brand, Roewe, has great plans for 2008. Roewe was born from the ashes of the Rover 75 blueprints that SAIC got from the failed UK car maker Rover. Roewe has sold well, with sales of its Rover 75 based sedan regularly getting into the top ten sales of sedans in China. The Roewe 750 was launched in January 2007 as a 2.5 V6 motor, later this year Chinese buyers can look forward to getting their hands on the presumably cheaper 1.8 Turbo assisted model.
Early 2008 will see the Roewe 550 launch in China (looking at first quarter) the Roewe 550 will also be powered by the 1.8t thats used in the larger Roewe 750. Towards September 2008, Roewe will also launch their SUV. The SUV seems to be either a Kyron or a Rexton, depending on who you believe, from SAICs other sub company, Ssangyong.



And plans 08 for MG
Source : auto.sohu.com 21/11/2007
“The fifth show in Guangzhou in Guangzhou, the major manufacturers carry its brand landing Guangzhou to participate in this event. For the MG of British descent Christopher has also brought its wholly-line brands, of which MG3 SW is the first appearance in front of consumers. Against MG3 SW models, as well as issues related to the current development of Nanjing some conditions, Sohu car on November 19 in Guangzhou Auto Show, interviewed a group vice president of Nanjing, Nanjing MG Zhang Xin, general manager of Mr. Christopher.
A Jue 3 Series price range 8-12 million
When asked recently who Jue 3 of the price range, said Zhang Xin Jue 3 lines were now the price range should be set at 8-12 million. This can not help but to feel for the author said this price range and Sohu exclusive automotive recent exposure of 7.18 - 111800 very close, and the difference is almost negligible amount. Zhang Xin of the clear-cut stand, so that we can conclude that the exposure of Sohu car Jue 3 Series 718 - 111800 price will be very close to its ultimate price.
For the car time-to-market, Zhang expressed the hope to be thrown around the Spring Festival market, and against competitors lock for the public CROSSOVER, its main point of competition in the fuel consumption will make a fuss about, that the concept of confrontation with low fuel consumption high the German fuel consumption of cars, win market favor.
MG Jue not too early to put a new energy products
The increasing development and growth for the new energy market development, Zhang said that MG would not, as early as Dongfeng Honda cars will be new energy into the market, he believed that a market awareness of the product and product markets mature, the need for a a long stage, MG input from most of the new energy market plan will look at the car market for energy and motor vehicles authorized the purchasing power of the timely development of new energy input, but the current MG to inject new energy, Zhang Xin said in the British hybrid vehicles has been completed research and development. The next question that the entire auto market truly entered a new energy era, new energy, the car strife of war T will be the first hybrid wrote.
The South cooperation for the two enterprises play the role of gilding the lily
For South cooperation on the issue and progress, he said the only acceptable link to the audit, also after some of the processes that must be taken before the final gavel on the South reached the really significant cooperation. When asked about the South cooperation after the specific development, Zhang said the two are on the southbound direction of development of further cooperation, and believe that the cooperation will be two two enterprises play is the icing on the cake for the role of the complementary advantages and disadvantages brand operation.
So far two plans for cooperation, Zhang said: “The next three years of product planning, will certainly add a new energy, add new models, including the EU-4, Europe 5 models, new opportunities for development will be a lot. order to smooth the two will be demonstrated by the regional advantages and enhance its international competitiveness, cooperation, the two market hegemony goal is not only to the Chinese market, to more development to the United Kingdom market, the German market, and so on. ” It seems the name Jue 3 the emergence of the formal opening of the British car to challenge Germany of the prelude.
Economic fuel consumption will be the pursuit of the focus increasingly Christopher
Suv relative to the development of the automobile market, everyone is still only small groups acceptable; auto market after the displacement of small cars will surely become mainstream, on the development of the car will become a model for the development of the world automobile industry. Most of the MG name terms of fuel consumption believe that the economy will be growing Christopher pursuit of the focus of small displacement car market, MG Christopher will go with the tide of follow-up small displacement cars, he said this is the pursuit of the world the trend, the United States is also moving from the era of emission vehicles into small displacement car economic times.”
Arnauld,
Just post the link instead of a machine translated article!
Further to your article, “deep-nac-mg-insider-spills-beans-to-china-car-times” apparently, according to Zhang Xin MG’director, MG sells well and has big ambitions.
Really or forgery?
Define sells well?? Do you have some sales figures to share with us??
Currently there is a waiting list so they are selling well enough!
I agree with the first comment, i dont know why i try to keep up with mg & x-rover news none of the above made sence and who are we kidding mg and rover are gone the wrong wee forever.
Its all fei hua !!1
Rover 75 was popular car in Russia, when manufacture of this car has been closed and in Europe was a lot of unsold Rover 75. Russian dealerships imported them in lots and sold cheap. But it was a long time ago.
In Russia, Rover drives you! Sorry I couldn’t help myself. I see lots of Rovers here in Spain as well. The Rover name has a lot of weight here in Spain (until I return to the USA).
The 550 is expected in the second half of the year. The 1.8T version of the 750 is due in May. Plus now the 750D no longer has a different front end to the 750E/i