New MG set for production
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THREE years after MG Rover collapsed, a start date has been set for the production of new models at the Longbridge plant.
Chinese owners SAIC/Nanjing say they will begin producing an MG sports car, the TF LE500, at the Birmingham factory in August.
The announcement followed speculation about the future of the huge plant after the Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) bought the assets of the collapsed MG Rover organisation in 2005.
SAIC/Nanjing said: “The fact is that, in 2008, desirable and competitive British-made sports cars will once again be rolling off a production line in Longbridge, a sight that many thought they might never see again.”
The LE500 model will be limited to only 500 units in the UK, according to the MG website.
About 6,000 workers lost their jobs in Longbridge when the car plant closed in April, 2005.
