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Production of MG cars to resume at Longbridge
31st January, 2007 | ||||
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Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation (NAC), the Chinese car maker which
purchased certain assets of the former MG Rover Group, has announced that
production of MG cars is to resume at the Longbridge plant in the West
Midlands, UK, nearly two years since the last car rolled off the line at the facility. Since signing the 33-year lease in 2005, NAC MG has moved the majority of
the original MG Rover assembly equipment to its all-new plant located in the
high-level New Technology Economic Development Zone in Pukou, Nanjing Province,
China. The company’s mission to “revive, maintain and develop MG,” will start
with the manufacture of the MG TF 2-seater sports car for retail sale in both
the UK and China. The newly established manufacturing line in Nanjing will be responsible for
much of the assembly process, but all right-hand drive MG TF roadster customer
orders will be subject to final assembly in the revived Longbridge plant. The re-opening of the Birmingham-based plant will bring a welcome boost to
the local economy, employing many former MG Rover workers who will provide
valuable product knowledge and skills. NAC MG are planning to resume
production in the northern spring, 2007. Full specification and further information on the MG TF model will be
announced in due course. It isn't confirmed, at this point, if an export programme to Australia will
form part of the marque's revival. | |||||
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