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MG TF roadster likely to die this year

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 16 February 2011 11:46

The venerable MG TF is likely to be axed this year after 16 years of production. The new Chinese-owned MG company has manufactured a few hundred TFs in Longbridge as it's taken its first tentative steps towards relaunching the famous brand in its home market. But Brits have bought just a handful of TFs since its relaunch in 2008. MG ...

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MG TF roadster likely to die this year

MG TF roadster likely to die this year

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 16 February 2011 11:46

The venerable MG TF is likely to be axed this year after 16 years of production. The new Chinese-owned MG company has manufactured a few hundred TFs in Longbridge as it's taken its first tentative steps towards relaunching the famous brand in its home market. But Brits have bought just a handful of TFs since its relaunch in 2008. MG ...

Chinese price MG TF above MX-5

Chinese price MG TF above MX-5

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 03 July 2008 06:54

New Chinese owner NAC has announced a price bombshell for its revised MG TF: it's going to cost more than a Mazda MX-5. The new company, called NAC MG UK Ltd, today revealed that the MG TF LE500 would cost £16,399 when it goes on sale in September 2008. The cheapest MX-5 1.8, meanwhile, costs £15,750. In fairness to the ...

MG TF – finally built at Longbridge. Plus mystery MG

MG TF – finally built at Longbridge. Plus mystery MG

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 02 June 2008 12:18

After a series of twists, turns, delays and wildly ambitious claims more akin to a Miss Marple whodunnit, MG has finally built its first TFs at the Longbridge plant in the West Midlands. We've seen the first TF LE500 models at Longbridge and we hear they will be in dealers soon, priced at around £16,000.  What's changed since the last ...

MG TF LE500 production scheduled

MG TF LE500 production scheduled

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 08 May 2008 13:12

Another twist in the will-they-won't-they MG TF saga. The company has announced that production of the roadster will start again at Longbridge from early August 2008, and cars will be in dealerships by September. The first 500 cars off the Longbridge line will be the limited-edition, high-spec LE500. The regular TF will follow, and all cars will feature new interiors, exterior ...

MG TF delayed

MG TF delayed

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Pulman, 08 November 2007 11:10

The relaunch of MG in the UK has been delayed by at least six months, CAR has learned. Production of the revised, and Lotus-tuned, TF roadster has slipped back into 2008. CAR Online was told in May that the car would start to roll off the Longbridge line in September 2007, but the roadster's journey back from its deathbed has ...

MG and 'Rover' set to re-join forces

MG and 'Rover' set to re-join forces

Rated 2 out of 52

Keith Adams, 03 July 2007 01:29

Reports in China suggest that Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) is once again in talks with Nanjing Automobile Corp (NAC), the owners of the MG marque and the Longbridge factory. The deal is being backed by Chinese government, which wants to see more cars sold in export markets. Are we looking at the creation of a latter day MG Rover ...

New Longbridge production line

New Longbridge production line

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Tim Pollard, 31 May 2007 10:10

Reborn MG opens its doors at Longbridge Yesterday marked the latest chapter in one of the genuine rollercoaster stories of our times: the rise and fall – and now yet another recovery – of car production at Longbridge, the spiritual home of some of the most famous nameplates in British car manufacturing. This time it’s the rebirth of MG, now ...

First Chinese MGs built

First Chinese MGs built

Rated 2 out of 52

Jack Carfrae, 27 March 2007 02:17

Today is an historic day for Nanjing Automotive as the first MG built outside Longbridge will leave the production line at Nanjing’s factory in China. Around 1000 visitors are gathering at the plant to join in with the celebrations, where the new, Chinese-built MGs will be on display (above). The first cars off the production lines are the MG TF ...

Lotus revamps 2007 MG TF

Lotus revamps 2007 MG TF

Rated 2 out of 52

Phil McNamara, 24 July 2006 06:11

The MG TF will be reborn at Longbridge in 2007 - and the roadster has been overhauled by the ride and handling experts at Lotus. Nanjing Automotive Corporation, the Chinese company that bought the assets of the bankrupt MG Rover in 2005, has lifted the lid on its plans. Assembly of up to 15,000 TFs annually will begin in the ...

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