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  • Mercedes’ run of dominance at the Canadian Grand Prix came to an end when both cars developed issues with their MGU-K at around half distance

    Sunday 8th June 2014 Mercedes’ run of dominance at the Canadian Grand Prix came to an end when both cars developed issues with their MGU-K at around half distance. This left them down on power and under threat from the rest of the field, and also put a huge strain on the brakes of both…

    June 8, 2014
  • The MG 5, a compact car that has been produced by the British company MG Motor, was launched

    Wednesday 28th March 2012 The MG 5, a compact car that has been produced by the British company MG Motor, was launched. It shared the same automotive platform with the Roewe 350 saloon car. The MG 5 debuted in concept car form at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show as the MG Concept5.

    March 28, 2012
  • The first all-new model from MG in the UK for 16 years, the MG 6, was officially launched

    Friday 15th July 2011 The first all-new model from MG in the UK for 16 years, the MG 6, was officially launched. Derived from the Roewe 550, it was distantly related to the Rover 75, sharing its front subframe. The MG 6 was initially announced in April 2009 at the Shanghai Auto Show, as a…

    July 15, 2011
  • The first new MG for 16 years rolled off the production line in Longbridge

    The first new MG for 16 years rolled off the production line in Longbridge

    Wednesday 13th April 2011 The first new MG for 16 years rolled off the production line in Longbridge. Designed in the UK, the parts were made in China and assembled in the UK. The 5-seater MG6 had top speed of 120mph (193km/h) and took 8.4 seconds to go from 0-60mph.

    April 13, 2011
  • Two days before the Australian Grand Prix, Victoria Police witnessed Lewis Hamilton “deliberately losing traction” in his silver Mercedes-AMG C63, and impounded the car for 48 hours

    Friday 26th March 2010 Two days before the Australian Grand Prix, Victoria Police witnessed Lewis Hamilton “deliberately losing traction” in his silver Mercedes-AMG C63, and impounded the car for 48 hours. Hamilton immediately released a statement of apology for “driving in an over-exuberant manner”. After being charged with intentionally losing control of a vehicle, Hamilton…

    March 26, 2010
  • Full-scale car manufacturing resumed at the historic Longbridge plant, in the West Midlands, with the production of the two-seater MG TF LE500 sports car

    Full-scale car manufacturing resumed at the historic Longbridge plant, in the West Midlands, with the production of the two-seater MG TF LE500 sports car

    Friday 1st August 2008 Full-scale car manufacturing resumed at the historic Longbridge plant, in the West Midlands, with the production of the two-seater MG TF LE500 sports car. The facility in Birmingham was mothballed when MG Rover collapsed three years earlier with the loss of 6,000 jobs. The company’s Chinese owners, Shanghai Automotive (SAIC), said…

    August 1, 2008
  • The first Chinese-built MG sports cars rolled off the production line in the eastern city of Nanjing

    The first Chinese-built MG sports cars rolled off the production line in the eastern city of Nanjing

    Tuesday 27th March 2007 The first Chinese-built MG sports cars rolled off the production line in the eastern city of Nanjing. State-owned Nanjing Automobile had bought the assets of collapsed UK firm MG Rover in 2005. The MG7 saloon and the MG-TF sports car, priced at between 180,000 and 400,000 yuan ($23,300 – $51,700; £11,800…

    March 27, 2007
  • Vehicles introduced at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show included, Bentley Continental GTC convertible, Ford Expedition, Lexus ES 350, Lincoln MKZ (formerly the Lincoln Zephyr, Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG and Volkswagen Rabbit

    Vehicles introduced at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show included, Bentley Continental GTC convertible, Ford Expedition, Lexus ES 350, Lincoln MKZ (formerly the Lincoln Zephyr, Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG and Volkswagen Rabbit

    Friday 10th February 2006 Vehicles introduced at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show included, Bentley Continental GTC convertible, Ford Expedition, Lexus ES 350, Lincoln MKZ (formerly the Lincoln Zephyr, Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG and Volkswagen Rabbit.

    February 10, 2006
  • Administrators announced that BL had been sold to Nanjing Automobile, indicating that their preliminary plans involved relocating the Powertrain engine plant to China and splitting car production into Rover lines in China and MG lines in the West Midlands (though not necessarily at Longbridge), where a UK R&D and technical facility would also be developed

    Friday 22nd July 2005 Administrators announced that BL had been sold to Nanjing Automobile, indicating that their preliminary plans involved relocating the Powertrain engine plant to China and splitting car production into Rover lines in China and MG lines in the West Midlands (though not necessarily at Longbridge), where a UK R&D and technical facility…

    July 22, 2005
  • Administrators for Britain’s MG Rover Group said they would break up the company, laying off 5,000 workers, in a bid to find buyers for different units after the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp

    Administrators for Britain’s MG Rover Group said they would break up the company, laying off 5,000 workers, in a bid to find buyers for different units after the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp

    Friday 15th April 2005 Administrators for Britain’s MG Rover Group said they would break up the company, laying off 5,000 workers, in a bid to find buyers for different units after the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. made clear it was not interested in a joint venture.

    April 15, 2005
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