Whoa! Where did this come from? ...The resurrection of MG !
...To be built in the USA!!..
...By the Chinese!!!
Quick, let me check my calendar... No, it's not April 1...
Yes, the Nanjing Automobile Group hopes to pull off this tricontinental effort. Should be interesting to watch. ...Have to go run and tell my next door neighbor who has a '55 TF...
Snippet: “We want to be a global company,’’ said Duke T. Hale, a former executive at Mazda, Isuzu and Lotus who will be chief executive of MG Motors. “We don’t want to be a company that simply exports out of China. We don’t want to be seen as just another Chinese car company.’’
Snippet: But construction of the first Chinese auto plant in the United States, which will create more than 500 jobs, carries a great deal of symbolism about the industry’s future.
I bet this wins the most significant auto news of the year (if the Renault-Nissan-GM story doesn't get it), even if MG is an insignificant company. Not only was I caught with my pants down, so was the whole auto industry. The long-term ramifications here are enormous.
More info here and here.
ateixeira says:
07:56 AM, 07/12/06
The thought of quality control actually frightens me.
steve_ says:
03:52 PM, 07/12/06
I was more frightened by the thought of Bob getting caught with his pants down, lol.
This could really cut into the MX-5/Solstice market for an inexpensive little roadster.
rsholland says:
06:23 PM, 07/12/06
Hmmm.... Maybe it's time to break out some old Joe Lucas, the "Prince of Darkness," jokes...
Actually, I think this is pretty exciting news, and I hope it works out.
kar120c says:
10:28 AM, 07/14/06
that's right. the quality control can't be worse than the original MG. what Lucas dash instrument didn't eventually fail? I still have MGB-GT oil stains in my garage.