Good figures considering peeps always hold off until Sept to get the newer reg plate 68, I'm guessing Sept will be a 4 figure sales now with the new MG 3 !!
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GOOD GWEEF! I've won something ... 
Sales of Chinese MG appear to be on the up and up.
I see more and more locally and suspect that I miss some passing in the other direction. That simply due to the volume of traffic and so many SUV types which now populate UK Motorways and Roads merging into and disappear in the sea of SUV sameness to my eyes.
The last Chinese ZS I saw locally was a dull grey so nearly missed it. Only the large MG badge caught my eye otherwise that would have passed unnoticed.. Dull greys appear the most popular colour choice across a wide range of car marqe purchases by UK car consumers.
Grey option choice dullness. Having said that, I see more than one or two BMW 3-Series about locally in a vibrant bright blue not dissimilar to the trophy blue of my 2003 MG ZS. Two years ago most BMWs seen locally were some dull shade of grey. White now a popular choice for newer BMWs too.
These Chinese MG registration figures clearly show to me that despite lower profile limited media advertising, the "good word" is getting around which may explain these improving figures.
What has surprised me is the increasing number of those good looking Teslas I see locally. They are sufficiently distinctive so stand out in the sea of sameness out there on our roads. I believe they are not cheap, quite the opposite.
I think I have only noticed two or three Infiniti locally in the past twelve months. So they are about but in very small numbers in my neck of the woods.
Good to see that BIG MG badge proudly displayed on new motors locally even if they are sadly no longer manufactured in Longbridge or anywhere UK based.
Sadly it's what us mug Brits allow to happen all too frequently.
After all, who needs manufacturing? Tell that to our "friends" on the European Mainland like Germany, Italy, France etc... not to mention Japan Korea etc.
We could learn from other countries and like them, both overtly and covertly operate on a "UK First" basis. All far too late now in the land of mugs who allow such economic madness to become the norm and look set to continue to do so despite what happened on June 23rd two years ago.
So very disappointing.
Sales of Chinese MG appear to be on the up and up.
I see more and more locally and suspect that I miss some passing in the other direction. That simply due to the volume of traffic and so many SUV types which now populate UK Motorways and Roads merging into and disappear in the sea of SUV sameness to my eyes.
The last Chinese ZS I saw locally was a dull grey so nearly missed it. Only the large MG badge caught my eye otherwise that would have passed unnoticed.. Dull greys appear the most popular colour choice across a wide range of car marqe purchases by UK car consumers.
Grey option choice dullness. Having said that, I see more than one or two BMW 3-Series about locally in a vibrant bright blue not dissimilar to the trophy blue of my 2003 MG ZS. Two years ago most BMWs seen locally were some dull shade of grey. White now a popular choice for newer BMWs too.
These Chinese MG registration figures clearly show to me that despite lower profile limited media advertising, the "good word" is getting around which may explain these improving figures.
What has surprised me is the increasing number of those good looking Teslas I see locally. They are sufficiently distinctive so stand out in the sea of sameness out there on our roads. I believe they are not cheap, quite the opposite.
I think I have only noticed two or three Infiniti locally in the past twelve months. So they are about but in very small numbers in my neck of the woods.
Good to see that BIG MG badge proudly displayed on new motors locally even if they are sadly no longer manufactured in Longbridge or anywhere UK based.
Sadly it's what us mug Brits allow to happen all too frequently.
After all, who needs manufacturing? Tell that to our "friends" on the European Mainland like Germany, Italy, France etc... not to mention Japan Korea etc.
We could learn from other countries and like them, both overtly and covertly operate on a "UK First" basis. All far too late now in the land of mugs who allow such economic madness to become the norm and look set to continue to do so despite what happened on June 23rd two years ago.
So very disappointing.
If I tried that I'd probably go for something like a Honda Jazz only to discover that that particular model came from India or Thailand... or China. :doh:
And we wouldn't be able to tell!
Meanwhile, the country is full of web designers and project managers adding greater value than any production line could. I loved the (partly Japanese) design of my legacy ZS, whose most-prominent label under the bonnet said MADE IN CHINA, but even when it was new it didn't have the build quality of my 3. In constant pounds a 3 is far cheaper than an equivalent ZR!
Dieselgate tells us that the crucial thing is never to pay too much for a car.
Meanwhile, I wonder how August's figures are going? The first British buyer has driven a Mk4 MG3 away from a dealer (John Newey's Summit Garage in Dudley).
Good for you GOMRL
Post number 311 is wrong on numerous counts.
I'll say no more except to post a copy of a recent post of mine on the "Chinese" MG Facebook site. Or, to give the group it's actual title :~
MG Motor UK - unofficial.
Here it is :~
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Have HAYNES produced any Workshop Manuals for the Chinese built MGs? They can be useful although the ones I've bought recently do not cover the tasks in the same finer depth of detail compared to those I bought 30+years ago. The paper quality and illustrations are not anywhere near the quality of the past unfortunately. Having fitted an MG6 engine to my MG ZT-T 1.8T I can confirm it is very similar to the Rover K-Series. The Chinese have made numerous real improvements to it which of course, Longbridge could have done but those in control including blinkered Governments did not allow to happen. Here's the MG6 engine being lowered into the ZT-T. by an amazing coincidence, I had driven the donor MG6 before it met a premature end with only 20,000 miles on the clock. :~
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Still if my stance on these things causes mirth in certain quarters like poster #311 states, I see that as a bonus.
... and here's another FB post which torpedoes much of the erroneous content in post 311. :~
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Well said John E. Ruffle... Gave a lift to my "always buys German" neighbour in my MG ZT recently., He was obviously very impressed by the interior and handling of my "old" car and said so. Yet, when he bought his new Porsche or BMW, ( at huge monthly cost I may add ) a visit to the nearby MG-Rover showrooms was not on his shopping list. His loss and he can ponder why there are ever fewer decent UK jobs or careers for his offspring he mentions. Every time he makes an important foreign built purchase, he plays a part in exporting both good jobs and careers to the EU Mainland., Rocket Science it aint although it is to far too many Brits who are simply determined not to "get it".
At least the Oriental controllers and owners of the MG marque now hold it rightly with much respect. Cannot blame them. They picked up the whole package for peanuts. They, unlike some folks I could mention, appreciate value.
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What's wrong dear John you ask. What's your problems. You clearly have an excess of them!
What a nasty clueless post with unfounded accusations of blame and racism... Clueless and a nasty piece of work! . No further exchanges with the likes of you. END OF!
Obviously if the engine needed another rebuild so soon it was not done correctly by YOU the first time!
For those who are sufficiently interested in these things, nothing wrong with T-Series if maintained correctly ... this one has been in the family for twelve years and has been 100% reliable. Recently clocked up 238,000 miles and now north of 240,000.
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