Filed under: China, GM, Roewe, UK, MISC
The notion that Chinese automakers would begin selling cars in competitive export markets seemed laughable only a few years ago. But that's what they said about the Koreans, and before them the Japanese. Also laughable: the notion that a British brand like
MG would have no outlet to sell their cars in the UK. But that's the situation that MG Rover found itself in after it was taken over by Chinese automakers
SAIC and
Nanjing.
A new arrangement, however, could see MGs being sold through
GM dealers in the UK before too long. The deal would actually be an extension of the cooperative venture the two auto groups embarked upon years ago in China, giving The General a foothold in the rapidly growing market to sell
Chevrolets,
Buicks and
Cadillacs, of which it has already sold a reported 2.2 million so far this year.
According to reports, MG already has a memorandum of understanding with GM to distribute the Sino-British cars in the UK. If that's the case, it could be just a matter of time before MGs are sold alongside such vehicles as the
Cruze and
BLS from London to Scotland.
[Source:
The Telegraph]
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