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MG and Rover may rejoin with help from Chinese govt

 
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MG and Rover may rejoin with help from Chinese govt

MG and Rover may rejoin with help from Chinese govt

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The owners of MG and Rover, the Nanjing and Shanghai auto corporations, are reported to be in talks over a possible deal to create a new MG-Rover group based in China. The deal is said to be backed by the Chinese government, which is hoping to increase the number of export vehicles.

Shanghai Auto currently builds its own version of the Rover 75, labeled the Roewe 750, while Nanjing has just commenced production of the MG TF roadster at the original plant in Longbridge. In a report published in the China Daily newspaper, Shanghai Auto’s Chairman Hu Maoyuan revealed during a shareholders' meeting that both carmakers are hoping to join forces.

Initial proposals would see Shanghai Auto takeover Nanjing Auto with help from the Chinese government, but Nanjing’s boss Wang Haoliang hopes to see a new joint-venture set up. Industry analysts see the merger as beneficial to both sides, especially considering that both build near-identical models that share many parts in common.



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  1. By HECTOR Posted: 7/3/2007 5:55pm PDT

    If the eyes are truly the windows to the soul this car has a very twisted one. The headlights are... What the hell are wrong with those headlights?! And the copycat of the Audi grille? The Rover 75 looked good. This one is just weird, which may work for a few but not for most.
     
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  2. By WILL THORMAN Posted: 7/4/2007 5:36am PDT

    Hector. The Lights are a straight carry over from the last 75s/ZTs produced by MG Rover. The grill is a straight carry over of grill fitted to the 75 V8 BEFORE Audi aped it for their range.
     
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