IT HAS been a busy few weeks for MG SA executives who have been attending overseas and local discussions to clarify the future of MG in the country.MG, locally distributed by Mandarin Motors as part of the Combined Motor Holdings (CMH) group of companies, received the green light from Chinese owners Shanghai Automotive at talks coinciding with the Beijing Auto Show last month. This was based on the fact that a new plant in Thailand, where fully imported MGs for the right-hand drive market will be produced, is readying to start testing production before next month."The major reason for the repeated delays of the launch of MG3 in SA was because of an agreement between the Chinese giant — the owners of the iconic British brand — and MG in the UK, sending all models off the production line to the UK first, and then on to other markets," explains MG SA GM Derrick Bishop. "We would have launched the MG3 towards the end of last year, but because of supply issues and the UK getting first ch...
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