MG silence over Longbridge

The MG factory at Longbridge continued to lie quiet last week as the brand was relaunched with great fanfare in China

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Production of TF has been cancelled again

04th April 2007

Production of the sporty MG TF was due to begin in the West Midlands at the same time as the first MG7 saloon rolled off the line at the Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) plant.


	The revival of the British brand in China represents four years of hard work, and makes it the nation's first truly international, prestigious car manufacturer

However, the Birmingham facility's output has now been put on hold for at least another month after last-minute changes to NAC's worldwide production plans. The news also coincides with reports that the company has asked the Chinese Government for a further £200million of investment cash.

Yet sources claim there is no cause for alarm, and it is understood that plans to open both Longbridge and a site in the state of Oklahoma in the US are still ongoing. The revival of the British brand in China represents four years of hard work, and makes it the nation's first truly international, prestigious car manufacturer. But it has been two years since any models were built at the Longbridge plant, and this is the second time a start date has been cancelled.

In America, there's been virtually no movement on the TF Coupé; the car has been eagerly awaited since it was announced at the end of 2006.