MG3 to launch in September, pricing expected to be 60,000rmb and rising
Chinese media reports are indicating that the MG3 will launch in September of 2010 and will be priced from a highly reasonable 60,000rmb.
The MG3 is based on the MG Zero concept that was launched at the Beijing Auto Show earlier this year, and wowed the world with the worlds first small MG in quite a few years. The MG3 is likely to make a strike into the small car segment and is likely to give joint venture manufacturers that produce small cars a fright when it launches, the MG3 will be aiming at the likes of the Ford Fiesta and Honda Fit in the quality departments but will largely be aimed at the Suzuki Swift in pricing.
The MG3 will be produced in the UK as well, and will be likely sold Europe-wide in the future, making it an exciting time for MG once again.
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Sounds like a very competitve product to me!
Very good news for MG fan
When there are official Picture ?
As long as it is sold in the UK from September 2010 also and not 12 months later like the MG6
If it lands in Europe with a starting price of about £8000 then it should do reasonable well. But it may be worth discounting this car to £7000 to pull in the volume and restablish MG.
i don’think discounting a brand new car thats supposed to be a premium (?) model is a good idea
it will not hit EU until Chinese learn the meaning of “sustainable business”, or the meaning of “distributorship, customer care, aftersales network and etc”
and believe me they dont know these…..at least in the way Europeans knows
Actually, SAIC beat Mercedes and other top manufacturers in terms of customer service, customer care, distribution networks, and other areas according to JD Power Asia Pacific’s 2009 report. I don’t see how they will have a problem.
By the way, don’t you think the word “Chinese” is a bit broad? Lenovo, for example, is a leader in all the areas you’ve mentioned.
c’mon we are talking about car manufacturers, not lenovo etc.
i dealt with 4-5 Chinese carmanufacturers, heard their demands, saw their focus and also i saw all of their on going operations in middleeast area.
i dont want to give the brand names but you can imagine which ones they would be.
let me give you a solid exemple ok?
the Chinese brand (no need to name it but they are not alone who are doing this) want to give the distributorship of their cars SEPARATELY…..
this is like you are the distributor of BMW 3 series, i am selling 1 series, another guy selling 5 series…
this is just ridiculous and not sustainable at all and dont have moral basis too…
imagine, you will sell passenger cars and i will sell commercials…separately….this is not a suitable method considering European economics…sometimes you make money from passengers sometimes from commercials, depending the markets situation…
i dont know what criterias was the JD powers research or what s the situation of Merc in asia (btw Merc could not be taken as a benchmark, they dont do well in here too despite their good sales but hey it is Mercedes and it was there before almost anyone except few others)
when you talk about warranty…well it always seems that they dont know what is it in true meaning or they want to be known that way.
but if Chinese want to talk big numbers or big market shares in EU, and believe me i talk as a sector professional not someone that want to bash Chinese brands, they have much to learn.
but it is not impossible. my remarks are just underlined the current situation. and it is getting better day by day.
but that day is not today.
It is pointless to write an essay of out this. SAIC have proven themselves very capable, and I have full faith in them that they will succeed. If you don’t want me to mention every single Chinese company, then consider changing the term “Chinese”, as it is referring to more than 1.3 billion people.
I don’t know which companies you are talking about, but SAIC is not them. Plus, with the right kind of marketing and strategy, anything would work. I see potential in what the companies you’ve mentioned are trying. But whether they can execute it well is up to them.
SAIC beat even Lexus(?) according to the report. That is not a sign that “they are not ready”. They’ve had countless top manufacturers to work with, and have been learning for more than half a century. So, can you give me a few reasons as to why SAIC will fail? I’m not talking about anybody else, but SAIC is ready.
you are giving completely irrelevant responses.
I dont mention about Customer Satisfaction Reports
i mention about Distributor Satisfaction Reports (theres no such report actually but just to explain better my self to you)
car makers dont give a sh.t to what distributor needs to operate healthily and in long term
as long as Chinese CAR MAKERS do what i stated above and above,
THEY WILL FAIL.
why do you see my comments as an offensive?
i dont give exact names and i wont.
oh btw,
you can not compare a brand like SAIC with LEXUS.
it is like comparing Toyota’s after sales network with Bentley’s
and i did not mentioned about CSR reports.
i mentioned the look to the business it self & look to their distributors.
So is SAIC doing what you stated “above and above”? If not, then your comments are quite pointless, aren’t they. I can tell you that almost anything would work with the right kind of strategy and marketing.
all Chinses Car Makers did it.
that is one of main reasons they still could not get in to EU markets (beside that Euro emission BS…)
ed,
telling that “almost anything would work with the right kind of stragety and marketing” is nothing more than demagogy.
i dunno what is the relation between SAIC and you.
but i wanted to highlight a fact that we frequently face with Chinese Car Makers.
infact i support very intensively them, maybe you took me wrong. i am not against them, contrary i am with them (working for them actually)
finally i want to repeat something.
“sustainable business” is what they need to learn in order to have a concrete base for EU markets.
Kerem, give it up. This Ed troll belongs to the 50cent party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party)
He will never agree to anything bad about China, doesnt matter how true it is…
I’m sure he gets paid for that…so anoying!
I’m sure this Ed troll belongs to the 50cent party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party)
He will never agree to anything bad about China, doesnt matter how true it is…
Bingo beni, CCT has already exposed this secret !!!
beni and kerem
Your words are useless unless you find proof. Answer my question, is SAIC doing what you’ve stated “above and above”? If not, then all your comments are quite pointless, aren’t they?
Yes, I belong to the 50 cents party, and live on my 50 cents a day, you guys are totally right, lmao.
the only thing that the Chinese car makers have in their mind is “how many cars will you buy?”….
if they continue to approach EU market like they do in Middle East countries like Syria they will not succedd in this world…
mark my words we are currently confronting these issues with many of Chinese manufacturers…
In Europe, SAIC is leaving sales and marketing of the MG brand to their MG-Birmingham operation. They currently have only 40 dealers in the UK and Ireland, but will systematically add more as their model range grows and their marketing reach expands. Dealers are allowed to sell the entire MG range as it expands, and all new dealers have to make a commitment to service after the sale that is equal to the established brands now on sale in the EU. Dealers will receive the benefit of a marketing package that ties media advertising with showroom displays, creating a consistent presentation of the brand. They’re still 15 to 18 months away from sales on the European continent, but so far, it looks like they are preparing a dealer network that compares well with other networks that exists in that region.