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Craig Cheetham If MG Rover was to survive in any way beyond early 2005, it needed a car that could not only compete in the bustling compact medium sector against such talented adversaries as the VW Golf and Ford Focus, but also compete profitably. That meant three key things – 1) it needed to be […]

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Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: Simon Davies AROnline reader John Newey and his brother, Nick, are the Joint Dealer Principals of a busy MG dealership, Summit Garage (Dudley) Limited, but John is also a die-hard MG enthusiast with a collection of rare MGs which includes an MG RV8, a supercharged MG ZT 400SE and a carbonfibre-bodied MG XPower SV-R. […]

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ITV News

New MG6 launched on 10th anniversary of MG Rover collapse ITV News MG has launched its latest model of the MG6, on the 10th anniversary of the collapse of the old MG Rover company. The Birmingham-based firm says it’ll be a "significant improvement" on the out-going model. The new car, which will go on sale next month, …

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For the latest instalment in our MGR@10 Month coverage, Craig Cheetham catches up with MG Rover’s former Product PR Manager (among other things), Kevin Jones. Kevin, who is now Head of Communications for Peugeot in the UK, went to work for what was then British Leyland as his very first job and remained there for over a […]

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Not a lot of pictures of the R40’s development programme have surfaced; mainly because Richard Woolley’s 1993 design was considered so successful, it didn’t change between the time the clay model was finalised, and the launch of the car five years later. However, the interior was subject to a lot of soul searching, and two […]

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Telegraph.co.uk

Ten years after MG Rover, the West Midlands is back in the fast lane Telegraph.co.uk Today, however – almost 10 years since MG Rover’s downfall – the West Midlands’ place at the centre of the global car industry will be cemented when two very different companies announce a combined £650m investment in the region which will ensure that … and more »

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Birmingham Post

MG launches quest for 30 new UK dealers Birmingham Post MG is aiming to recruit 30 new dealers across the UK as it seeks to build on a year of sales success in 2014. The Longbridge-based car-maker has identified 30 ‘hot spots’ which it is keen to fill as it expands its dealer network. The move comes on the …