Ricardo 2010 already worked with SAIC for the development of the Roewe 750 sedan, a car based on the original Rover 75, which is expected to go on sale in Europe by the end of the year. The consultancy firm is an offshoot of the larger Ricardo engineering group and was recently purchased by SAIC, but it will remain under its own management in a standalone building at Ricardo's Midlands Technical Centre.
Earlier this week we reported news that another Chinese car company, Nanjing Auto, would be restarting production of the MG brand in the UK at a site in Longbridge. There’s been no word whether SAIC would mimic its rival and build the new car in the UK also.