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The MG6 is a fantastic car to drive as all

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MG5 Gaining FaceLift For 2013/14

May 20, 2013 Posted by administrator In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged MG China, MG5, MG5 1.5T, MG5 Turbo, saic mg Comments 3

The MG5 arrived in concept form in early 2011 and give us a taste of what a compact MG might look like, sadly the MG5 didn’t live quite up to MG’s sporting expectations thanks to a soft ride and a weak engine. The forthcoming MG5 with a 1.5T and a dual clutch will likely live up to all that is required from any car that carries the MG label. The turbo…

AutoCar UK Confirms MG5 Is Awful

May 17, 2013 Posted by Ash In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged MG5 Review, MG5 Road Test, MG5 UK Comments 3

I test drove the MG5 last year and was instantly let down – how could such a car carry the MG badge? It seems that AutoCar are in agreement. The UK magazine cites the noisy underpowered engine as one of their main beefs with the Five but give the…

Jeremy Clarkson Gets Diesel MG6, Stalls it.

May 13, 2013 Posted by administrator In Culture, Nanjing MG Comments 3

The MG6 has only just been launched in the UK – (yes the one that they launched in Guangzhou but followed it up with marketing materials showing the MG6 surrounded in black exhaust fumes) and it is the car that MG UK are hoping will gain some major sales after the poor showing of the gasoline 1.8T in a diesel dominant UK market, the MG3 will also be…

MG Airs MG3 UK Specification

Apr 22, 2013 Posted by Ash In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show Tagged MG3 2013, MG3 UK, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 2

The MG6 is a fantastic car to drive as all reports seem to indicate, the MG3 was also fantastic which made us wonder why the MG5 was so horrifically poor in comparison to its larger and smaller stable brothers. MG have now issued the China Car Times favorite, the MG3, in UK specification with the super mini expected to be on the market in the UK region…

SAIC releases official pictures of the MG CS concept

Apr 20, 2013 Posted by Nathan Y In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Tagged SAIC, saic mg Comments 0

SAIC-owned MG revealed the first official pictures of its MG CS concept, which would become the company’s “first production urban SUV.” Departing from the retro looks of last year’s MG Icon concept, the CS has more modern lines. It bears some resemblance to the MG Zero revealed in 2010,…

MG CS SUV Appears Prior to Shanghai Auto Show

Apr 11, 2013 Posted by administrator In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show, Spy Shots Comments 1

The MG6 came and it impressed, it didn’t sell overly well when compared to rivals such as the Ford Focus, but it impressed. Then the MG3 came and brought volume to the MG brand. Then the MG5 came and everyone wondered what went so wrong, the Five had the front end of the modern MG range but it lacked the MG feel, likely due to its anemic engine choice…

MG5 Turbo Road Testing Yet Again, Due For Shanghai Auto Show Launch

Apr 3, 2013 Posted by administrator In Industry News, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 0

The MG5 is already out on the market but not making a huge impact in the sales charts, the Chinese media road tests were not entirely favorable to the autobox and weak engine offerings but the forthcoming turbo and dual clutch model might change media perceptions.

The turbo version is likely to launch at the Shanghai Auto Show later this month, what…

MG5 Turbo Produces 95kw, will be priced from 125,000RMB

Mar 1, 2013 Posted by administrator In Industry News, Nanjing MG Comments 2

The much needed MG5 Turbo will hit the market soon according to recent media reports, the Shanghai Auto Show is being cited as the official launch date on April 19th this year. The 1.5T engine was developed in partnership between SAIC and GM as part of a 2010 deal which saw the two work together to develop 1.0L to 1.5L engines which would included direct…

MG Flogs Dead Horse With Horse Meat Ad

Feb 5, 2013 Posted by Ash In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged advert, burger meat, Dead Horse, Facebook, Horse Meat, Ridley Scott Associates, San Fransisco, Tesco, UK Comments 0

The British have been putting up with yet another scandal over the past five days, this time it is…

Burnt Orange MG6 Really Becomes Burnt Orange MG6

Nov 15, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged Baidu, Becomes, Burnt, Burnt Orange, burnt orange color, color, MG6, name, Orange, rfNgtQ, search, self, youtube Comments 5

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MG6 Diesel Test Reports Emerge from the UK

Nov 10, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged auto, Auto Car, bhp, burning, car, class, consumption, diesel, diseasel, Emerge, engine, eye, fuel, Gasoline, Generous, info, lack, litre, lot, MG6, month, mpg, offer, oil, output, page, peak, Power, reason, Reports, review, rpm, sell, snippet, sterling, store, test, torque, trouble, UK, UK-designed, unit, Yesterday Comments 6

The UK automotive media have mostly loved the MG6 but consumers didn’t due to the lack of a diesel. That’s changed, MG now have a oil burning engine available for the MG6 with a 1.8 unit that pushes out 148bhp, for UK’ers that translates into just over 53mpg and 139g of Co2. The gasoline MG6 was a tough sell in the UK with just ‘dozens’ being sold every…

MG5 1.5T Spotted Again

Aug 7, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged 1.5T, MG5, MG5 Turbo, Spy Shots Comments 0

The MG5 has already been released with a 1.5L engine but the Chinese media rightfully slated it for being a little too slow off the mark when compared to its more powerful rivals. The power issues might be solved with the introduction of the 1.5T engine, this little unit has 135BHP on tap and 200Nm of torque, more than enough to spin the wheels at the…

MG Icon SUV Looses its Top in New Renderings

Jul 24, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged MG Cars, MG concept, mg icon, Nanjing MG, render Comments 10

MG and Roewe’s Abandoned in the Desert

Jun 24, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged MG Dubai, MG Middle East, MG UAE, MG-Roewe Comments 11

Ever wondered what a car dealership would look like after armageddon? This MG-Roewe dealership in Dubai seems to give us a sneak peak of a post apocalyptic automotive environment would look like, according to rumor a lovers tiff between the old MG importer (presumably under MG-Rover) and the new MG-Roewe importer (under SAIC) has left MG in a perilous…

Europe, this is for you! MG6 Turbo Diesel Sighted Road Testing

May 23, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged 6 speed, diesel, MG6, Spy Shots Comments 9

The MG6 has been a fantastic hit in Europe – or perhaps not. The Europeans love for gasoline is rivaled for their love of austerity measures, making the 1.8T gasoline MG6 a bit of a flop, especially as it was launched at the height of a recession when consumers wanted small and economical, neither the MG6 excelled at.

A Face Only a Mother Could Love – The MG Icon Concept

Apr 24, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Beijing Auto Show, Nanjing MG Tagged Beijing Auto Show, Concept, Icon SUV, MG, Nanjing MG Comments 2

MG’s Concepts are typically fantastic pieces of automotive…

MG Icon Concept reveals itself

Apr 23, 2012 Posted by Nathan Y In Beijing Auto Show, Nanjing MG, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Tagged MG, mg icon, SAIC Comments 5

Sâ€‹AIC-owned Mâ€‹G revealed sketches and renderings of the MG Icon a few…

MG Icon SUV Official Renders Leaked

Apr 17, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto Show, Nanjing MG Tagged Classical, Concept, Icon, MG, mg icon, suv Comments 10

I got a text message at 5pm from a friend at auto.sohu.com, “Ive got a cool thing to share” he said “get on QQ ASAP“. Nursing a suspected cracked rib and sitting on the train, I was clearly in no rush to open my laptop and get online to look over a concept car from any company, but it seems the error was totally mine. The cool thing…

MG Takes Pole Position in First British Touring Car Win

Apr 11, 2012 Posted by In Motor Racing, Nanjing MG Tagged British Touring Car, MG6, Touring Car Comments 2

MG3 to have UK unveiling in May

Apr 5, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged launch, MG UK, MG3, small car Comments 1

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MG Motor UK is the latest car brand to join the line-up of recruiting car brands exhibiting at Motor Traderâ€™s Open Points Roadshow in May.

The Longbridge-based brand will be on hand to discuss franchising…
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MG to show concept SUV in Beijing, and possibly 1.5T

Apr 5, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged 1.5T, MG, MG SUV, MG5, suv Comments 4

MG’s rise is slow but sure, the company started with the large 6 but followed up with the 3, both models have acquired volume sales in China although the MG6 is lagging behind in the UK. The MG3 is expected to have its unveiling in the UK next month on May 17. The MG5 was launched just last week with fairly competitive prices, somewhere above its Chinese…

MG5 hits the market priced from 87,000RMB to 128,700RMB. Interesting Colors.

Mar 28, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG Tagged MG, MG5, New Car Comments 2

The much awaited MG5…

MG5 to launch on March 28th, pricing expected to be from 90,000rmb to 120,000rmb

Mar 26, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged launch, MG5, price Comments 1

Pricing for the MG5…

MG6 Touring Car revealed at long last

Mar 26, 2012 Posted by In Motor Racing, Nanjing MG Tagged Jason Plato, MG, MG6, Touring Car Comments 1

MG Motor UK, the British arm of SAIC Motors has finally unveiled its Touring Car entry for the 2012 season. The new car is being piloted by renowned racing car driver, Jason Plato. The MG6 will be driven under the KX Momentum Race Team and will have their first race on April 1st at Brands Hatch. Jason…

Chinese media get hold of MG5 ahead of launch

Mar 13, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged media, MG5, New Car Comments 1

The MG5 has its…

MG’s Qashqai Fighting Crossover in rendered form

Feb 23, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged MG, MG SUV, render, Spy shot Comments 5

Chinese automotive website, auto.163.com, have caught wind of MG’s…

MG5 to hit the market on March 26th

Feb 3, 2012 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged industry news, MG, MG5 Comments 0

March is going to be a busy time for…

MG Lands in New Zealand

Jan 29, 2012 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged industry news, MG, MG6, New Zealand, SAIC Comments 0

The old colonial countries were once great business for British Leyland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand were willing recipients of BL products back in the company’s hay day, however the rise of Japanese and then Korean manufacturers put BL to an early grave. MG-Rover continued selling its produce to the lands down under until the company’s…

MG6 Turbo Diesel Spotted in China, sporting six speed gearbox

Jan 17, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged diesel, MG6, spyshots, UK Comments 5

If you listen to European MG fans all they want is a diesel, and perhaps an automatic gearbox, the current MG6 made in MG UK from kits sent from China offers neither, and thus there hasn’t exactly been Apple-like queuing to buy the MG6. Europeans love their diesels, UK’ers love their diesels even more, so for MG to launch without one is a little unforgivable…

MG5 naked from all corners

Jan 12, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged MG5, SAIC, Spy Shots Comments 12

The MG5 is probably one of the more anticipated compact cars in 2012, the small car has already been seen a number of times on the great pages of China Car Times but this is the first time we’ve seen it in a color that actually suits the cars styling. The MG5 was reportedly designed in the UK at SAIC’s Technical Center but the cars styling does look…

MG UK sell just 7 MG6′s in Britain in November

Dec 8, 2011 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Tagged industry news, MG6, sales, UK Comments 23

The UK’s SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)…

This is the MG5 in its rendered glory

Nov 7, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged MG5, render, spyshots Comments 0

The MG5 has been a much talked about car in the Chinese media, we’ve already seen what it looks like in concept form when it stole the Shanghai Auto Show earlier…

BBC shows the MG6 coming down the lines in the UK

Sep 9, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG Tagged BBC, door, form, glory, kit form, Longbridge, Longbridge factory, Market, peak, term, Track, UK, way Comments 4

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China gets UK edition of the MG6

Aug 31, 2011 Posted by Ash In Nanjing MG Tagged China, Chinese version, Jia Ding, MG6, roads in China, UK, UK edition, UK version Comments 4

A few months ago I spotted a UK version of the MG6 testing in Shanghai’s Jia Ding district, which is not too far from SAIC’s headquarters. Of course only I am sad enough to spot the slightest difference between the UK and Chinese version, the UK model gets a faux plastic air vent on the front wing and of course different alloys, on the inside the plastics…

This is not the MG5 with very little camo

Aug 15, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Tagged air, airing, auto, camo, Concept, department, Design, display, end, gallery, grandpa, link, meantime, middle, official, platform, road, Roewe, show, year Comments 1

The MG5 and Roewe 350 may share a platform, but they are miles apart in the looks department. The 350 is a very middle of the road grandpa inspired design, the MG5 looks like a new hot hatch that is ready to roll with the best of them. The MG5 concept had its first airing at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year where it impressed the crowds and…

MG3 – in review

Jul 29, 2011 Posted by Ash In Nanjing MG Tagged ability, air, amount, AMT, anything, appeal, auto, Berlinda, bhp, blood, Bluetooth, board, brake, break, brigade, brochure, bunch, Cant, car, case, centre, China, choice, chunky, city, Club, competition, conditioner, Consumer, control, course, Cup, dash, dashboard, degree, Design, door, drawback, driving, ear, earth, economy, end, engine, engineering, exhaust, Fiesta, Ford, front, Gear, gearbox, gender, goal, GPS, grunt, Guangzhou auto show, hair, hand, happening, haven, Heaven, Interior, iPod, issue, job, kph, lack, launch, leather, Man, March, Market, marmite, material, MG3, Micra, mind, MINI, mode, model, money, monotony, mph, nissan, nose, note, option, Owners, par, Park, parking, personality, place, platform, Polo, Power, product, production, Question, rear, representative, review, rival, Roewe, roof, room, Seat, Second, segment, shock, show, Skoda, something, sound, space, Specification, stereo, Storage, sty, surprise, sweat, taste, tea, team, test, time, Toyota, traffic, trunk, UK, union, unit, venture, way, weather, wheel, work, Yaris Comments 6

We finally got our hands on the MG3 some 4 months…

MG5 spy pictures show China’s first possible hot hatch

Jul 25, 2011 Posted by Ash In Nanjing MG Tagged attention, auto, birth, Buick, car, China, Concept, Crossover, dashboard, engine, Excelle, form, gallery, Golf, GTI, Guangzhou auto show, link, Market, MG5, Phase, platform, production, quality, range, Roewe, SAIC, Shanghai, show, Skoda, Skoda Octavia VRS, spy, suv, topper, Wagon, West, year Comments 2

China got into the hot hatch phase late last year when the Golf GTI hit the market, it was followed up by the Skoda Octavia VRS (actually just called RS in China due to V being unpronounceable by most)Â and other car makers are readying their own little cannonballs as the Chinese media likes to call hot hatches. The MG5 was shown in concept form…

Wen Jia Bao visits MG UK

Jul 6, 2011 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Comments 0

Last week China’s premier…

MG3 Xross Sighted Out Again

Jun 1, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 6

The MG3 has only just hit the market but SAIC are readying to follow it up with the oddly spelled Xross, which is apparently the new age way of writing Crossover. The original Rover Streetwise gave birth to the crossover rage, but the Xross reminds us why it was all such a bad idea.

Power for the Xross will be the same as the regular…

MG5 to be priced from 90,000rmb to 130,000rmb when launched

May 31, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG Comments 0

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MG3 XCross spied without camo

May 19, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 1

We received these pictures late last week, but we had to sit on our hands again whilst we waited for our friends at Sohu to publish them first, our first reaction on hearing the new name for the MG3 Cross, which is now named XROSS went basically like this; “What?”

The MG3 has just hit the markets and seems to be the deal…

MG5 production version spotted out testing

May 16, 2011 Posted by Ash In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Spy Shots Comments 6

Late…

MG5 to launch in June 2012, pricing at 90,000rmb to 130,000rmb

May 4, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG Comments 3

The MG5 was only just recently…

Sleek, slender and surely to be a winner – the MG5 in Shanghai

Apr 20, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG Comments 1

MG’s chief designer, Tony Williams-Kenny was on hand in Shanghai to answer all of the media’s questions regarding the design and the development of the MG5 concept, but we did not get a chance to talk with him as he was surrounded by UK media who were all eagerly asking questions about the concept. Seeing as I’ve met Mr. Williams-Kenny before and he…

MG3 – ready for motorsports, and UK production

Apr 20, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 0

This is the MG5 Concept

Apr 19, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 0

The Shanghai Auto Show is well under way – underway of course if you’re an exhibitor and you can get in early, of which I am this week. So early entry into the Shanghai Auto Show before the massive crowds begin to enter is always a bonus, first impressions seem to indicate that the Shanghai Auto Show is huge this year, it seems to put last years Beijing…

A sneak peak at the MG5 concept

Apr 16, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 0

MG5 spotted out testing again

Apr 13, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show, Spy Shots Comments 0

The MG5 concept will get its official airing at the Shanghai Auto Show next week but SAIC have been terrible at hiding their new cars from the prying eyes of cellphone cameras, plus the fact that the empty octagonal logo impress in the cars front grill gives the fact away that an MG is out testing. The below pictures gave us the clearest indications…

This is the MG5 concept for Shanghai Auto Show

Apr 7, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 12

MG3 pricing out of the bag

Mar 26, 2011 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG Comments 2

The MG3 advertising campaign is…

This is the MG5′s Pigu

Mar 17, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Chinese Car News, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots

Pigu (n) – Bottom, posterior.

With…

Reviews of forthcoming MG3 leaking out already

Mar 16, 2011 Posted by In Industry News, Nanjing MG

Chinese media…

MG5 spotted out

Mar 7, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 1

The MG5 will be based on the Roewe 350 compact sedan…

This is the MG3 Photoblog

Feb 24, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 0

The MG3 has entered initial production…

MG Motor UK gets new logo and MG6 sedan launches in the UK

Feb 17, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 4

MG3 to launch in mid March, priced from 70,000rmb and rising

Feb 15, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, New Cars Comments 2

MG3 Crossover design sent to the patent office… and leaked to the internet

Jan 21, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 1

The…

MG6 sedan on sale from 127,800rmb to 189,800rmb

Jan 4, 2011 Posted by In Nanjing MG, New Cars Comments 6

The MG6 sedan was…

SAIC to spend $1.5 billion USD on own brand models

Dec 31, 2010 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 6

The MG brand is still lagging behind Roewe in the sales charts,…

MG readying MG3 Crossover version

Dec 29, 2010 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 5

The Rover Streetwise has been the…

MG6 Sports model on display

Dec 20, 2010 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show, Nanjing MG Comments 6

At the opening day of the Guangzhou…

MG3: Looks great, feels cheap

Dec 20, 2010 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show, Nanjing MG Comments 3

There is no secret about it, China Car…

MG3 to launch in Guangzhou â€“ sneak pictures

Dec 17, 2010 Posted by FrankF In Guangzhou Auto Show, Nanjing MG Comments 0

The…

AutoExpress makes up its own MG7

Dec 13, 2010 Posted by In Nanjing MG Comments 3

Last week…

Is the MG5 or the Roewe 350 hatch?

Dec 2, 2010 Posted by In Guangzhou Auto Show, Headline, Nanjing MG, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Comments 10

MG5 Hatchback

MG3 spotted out again in red, blue and silver

Dec 1, 2010 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Featured, Guangzhou Auto Show, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 0

In all of our recent postings on the MG3 we have by far and large only seen the MG3 in yellow, but this time other colors have been sighted out:

The MG3 will make its official launch at this months Guangzhou Auto Show and will be powered by a 1.5L gearbox to start with, although a cheaper 1.3L model will make…

MG3 and 750 hybrid spy pics extravaganza

Nov 24, 2010 Posted by In Featured, Guangzhou Auto Show, Nanjing MG, Spy Shots Comments 2

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