BMW sold the business in 2000 and the MG marque passed to the MG Rover Group based in Longbridge, Birmingham. The practice of selling unique MG sports cars alongside badge-engineered models (by now Rovers) continued. The Group went into receivership in 2005 and car production was suspended on 7 April 2005 .
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The marque is now owned by state-owned Chinese company SAIC Motor Corporation Limited . MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion sideline of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris.
Read moreAre MG cars reliable UK?
The MG HS performed well in Euro NCAP crash tests Reliability was particularly poorly rated , but the mood improved when talking about practicality and value. The HS didn’t individually feature in our survey but the smaller ZS ranked in a reasonable 41st place out of 75 cars – a 14-place improvement on the year before.
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ReliabilityIndex place MG around the middle of their reliability table at 17th out of 39 . They gave them a reliability index of 105 which is just about above the industry average of 118 (the lower the reliability index the better). So they don’t score too badly when it comes to ReliabilityIndex.
Read moreWhere in China are MG cars made?
In 2019, MG Motor is set to open a fourth factory in China, The factory will be in Ningde, Fujian Province . The factory will specialise in producing electric vehicles, with the new all-electric production sports car being produced at the factory.
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Former British brand MG, which was bought by Chinese car giant SAIC in 2007, posted by far the biggest gains among its counterparts. After returning to Australia in 2017 under new ownership, MG sales have skyrocketed from 3000 deliveries in 2018, 8300 sales in 2019, to a record 15,253 vehicles reported as sold in 2020.
Read moreIs MG car a good brand?
Considering their great value proposition and coupled with a rich British heritage, MGs can definitely be considered among some of the best bang-for-buck cars in the country . So if you’re on a hunt for a reasonably-priced car with deep European roots, make sure to put MG on your list.
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