It’s never nice to see a legendary brand of car breakdown in the way MG did. So news that the re-birth of MG – in the form of the MG6 – has been so enthusiastically received by the British car-buying Public, is a real delight. Over 180 cars have been sold, worth around £3 million in total. MG’s owners, China-based Nanjing Automobile, could surely never have foreseen such a success.
The fact that 80% of the MG6’s components are made in the People’s Republic does not seem to have fazed anyone. If anything, people seem to be more enthusiastic about the brand than when it was in British hands. Having said that, there will be some hard core fans who would prefer that the famous British sports car was wholly made in this country.
At least 20 % of it is British. The Longbridge plant in Birmingham seems to be giving the UK’s second city some of its pride back. The city was, after all, built largely on the back of medium and heavy manufacturing.
The MG6, which retails for between £15,495 and £18,995, depending on the model and package, is currently being sold by 36 dealerships across the country. MG says they plan to add another 10 dealerships to that total – and by the sound of it, they’ll need them. The average wait for an MG6 at the moment is five to six weeks – a situation that many other car companies would love to be in.
Next month will see the unveiling of the saloon counterpart to the MG6, and further down the line we can expect to see an MG hatchback going by the name of the MG3. With a slot earmarked for it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this summer, it looks like MG is back to stay.
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