Nanjing’s Quality Director Paul Stowe previously described Austin as “a fantastic brand with an enormous worldwide appeal,” adding “it has a very different heritage to MG, and this allows us to develop and market a very different range of vehicles. For this reason I can definitely see the re-emergence of Austin in less than five years.”
The new cars are set to replace the ZR and ZS from MG Rover’s original lineup, and will be partially developed with the help of Lotus engineering. Nanjing will also provide a range of high-tech diesel engines, most likely sourced from Fiat, for its new cars.