A luxury sports car...
A luxury sports car looks set to be built in Blackpool under the guidance of William Riley, a descendent of the firm"s founders. He also hopes to revive the MG logo on two high-performance motors based on the X-Power SV. Production is slated to start by the end of the year, with an annual target of 1,800 by 2010. The factory could even use ex-TVR workers, as it was also based in Blackpool.
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The name had been in use since 1933, and had helped establish the maker in export markets such as the UK and North America.
From 1981, though, all its cars would be Nissans. The firm said this would simplify marketing – but outsiders suspected jealousy of the way Toyota and Honda were easily associated with their products. The rebranding wasn’t completed until 1984, by which time it had cost nearly ÷£400million.
THE MG Owners’ Club is to become a franchised dealer for Nanjing-MG. The outlet will operate from the group’s premises in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire.
A workshop facility is already available at the site, as is a parts supply and distributions service. It will now sell NAC’s MG TF, too.