manufacturer of the mg automobiles . for the marque and the original manufacturer pre 2005 see mg cars . mg motor uk limited type subsidiary industry automotive founded 2006 headquarters longbridge birmingham united kingdom key people william wang managing director products automobiles brands mg introduced 1923 operating income 15.7 million 2012 1 net income 4 million 2012 1 owner saic motor number of employees approx 540 1 parent saic motor uk website mg.co.uk mg motor uk limited mg motor is an automotive company with its headquarters in longbridge birmingham united kingdom 2 and a subsidiary of saic motor uk which in turn is owned by the shanghai based saic motor . it designs develops and markets cars sold under the mg marque . the marque returned to competitive motorsport in 2012 and won the 2014 british touring car manufacturers championship . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 products 3.1 current 3.1.1 mg gs 3.1.2 mg 6 3.1.3 mg 5 3.1.4 mg 3 3.2 concepts 3.2.1 mg icon 3.2.2 mg cs 3.2.3 mg ev 3.2.4 mg3 trophy 3.3 former 3.3.1 mg tf 3.3.2 mg3 sw 4 sales numbers 5 motorsport 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit following the collapse of mg rover in 2005 the chinese automaker nanjing automobile acquired the longbridge plant and the mg marque for gb 53 million us 97 million . 3 4 nanjing automobile formally established nac mg uk limited as a holding company for the plant and marque on 12 april 2006 . in march 2007 nanjing automobile unveiled the first mg vehicles manufactured in china the mg tf mg 3 and mg 7 . 4 assembly of cars restarted at longbridge in august 2007 with production of the mg tf le500 . 5 in 2007 nanjing automobile was acquired by saic motor 6 and in early 2009 nac mg uk limited was renamed mg motor uk limited . 7 the first all new model from mg for 16 years the mg6 was officially launched on 26 june 2011 during a visit to mg motor s longbridge plant by chinese premier wen jiabao . 8 9 this car was imported briefly into the uk but it was not a sales success and was withdrawn from sale in 2016 . by march 2012 saic had invested a total of 450 million in mg motor . 10 sales in the uk totalled 782 vehicles in 2012 . 11 the mg3 went on sale in the united kingdom in september 2013 . 12 13 mg motor was voted third place for the best manufacturer category in the auto express 2014 driver power survey . 14 2014 also saw mg celebrated its 90th birthday . mg enjoyed further celebrations with a record breaking year that saw the company lead uk car industry growth in 2014 . the brand s sales rose by 361 % during 2014 part thanks to the introduction of the mg3 to the product range 15 with a total of 2 326 cars sold in the uk . on 23 september 2016 mg announced that all car production had ceased at longbridge and henceforth mg vehicles would be imported into the uk . 16 operations edit mg motor uk hq saic uk technical & design centre . mgpiccadilly mg motor operates the historic longbridge plant . up until 2014 it is believed that the majority of mg vehicles sold in europe were manufactured in china before being shipped to longbridge where a small number of vehicles were subject to very limited final assembly . as of september 2016 it was announced that this final assembly work would cease and all cars would be imported from china in a finished state with the loss of 25 jobs . there is also a research and development facility at the longbridge site which employs around 500 people . 1 17 in july 2015 mg opened a 30 million flagship dealership in the heart of london s piccadilly . 18 its location is 47 48 piccadilly opposite fortnum & mason . products edit current edit currently the majority of mg vehicles are principally manufactured in china . 19 since the merger of nac with saic some mg models have roewe badged equivalents . mg gs edit mg gs main article mg gs the mg gs is mg s first production suv launched in 2015 with sales in the uk commencing in june 2016 . the mg gs starts at 14 995 with a 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine delivering 166 ps and 250nm torque . the top of the range model also comes with the option of a 7 speed automatic transmission . mg 6 edit main article mg 6 mg6 2015 facelift . the mg6 hatchback was announced in april 2009 . 20 it is based on the roewe 550 . the mg6 went on sale in europe in may 2011 . 21 the mg6 gt received generally poor reviews and the initial single engine choice 1.8 litre petrol received some criticism . a 1.9 litre diesel engine was added in december 2012 . it also had mixed reviews from some in the media as regards the quality of the lower dash plastics though some reviewers said the drive and handling made up for it . a saloon version of the mg6 the mg6 magnette went on sale briefly in july 2011 after making its debut in june 2011 . 22 23 the mg6 won the what car 2012 security award . in the auto express driver power survey in 2014 it won the best handling award and came 6th overall in the best car to own category . in 2016 the mg6 won 3 awards auto express driver power best family car bronze winner auto express driver power road handling silver winner and the caravan club tow car of the year class winner under 17500 . the mg6 facelift was launched in 2015 with an updated look improved interior design including epb . enhancements were also made including a 75 kg 165 lb reduction in weight to assist in reducing the emissions and improving fuel economy . the mg6 was withdrawn from sale in the uk in 2016 . mg 5 edit main article mg 5 the mg5 the mg 5 was originally unveiled at the 2011 shanghai auto show as a concept model . 24 25 it is a ford focus sized hatchback using the same base as the roewe 350 and evokes the light two box design and elegant style of the original mg austin maestro model produced by the predecessor company . it was released for sale in china in 2012 but has never been exported to the uk . mg 3 edit main article mg 3 an mg3 . in 2010 mg unveiled the all new mg 3 which was shown in concept car form as the mg zero . the car was initially launched in china with a choice of 1.3 l or 1.5 l petrol engines and underwent a facelift in 2013 with sales in the uk following in september 2013 . during 2014 mg motor uk was the fastest growing brand in britain as shown by official figures issued by the society of motor manufacturers and traders . currently mg has the fastest growing network of dealers in the uk . the mg3 was voted the 10th best car to own in the auto express driver power survey 2015 . concepts edit mg icon edit mg icon concept car mg unveiled the mg icon concept car at the beijing auto show in 2012 . it is the first suv concept car from the company and was created by the mg global design team headed by british director anthony williams kenny . the mg icon takes inspiration from some of the legendary brand s most famous sports cars including the mga and mgb gt . mg cs edit main article mg gs the mg cs concept car on display at auto shanghai 2013 the mg cs is a suv concept that was unveiled at the shanghai motor show 2013 . the cs previews mg s first production suv . the design team was led by mg s global design director anthony williams kenny . the concept car is designed to slot into the compact suv sector one of the fastest growing areas of the global automotive market where style and sports utility dominate fashion trends . mg ev edit the mg ev concept car was unveiled in 2014 based on the roewe e50 to celebrate the marque s 90th anniversary . the ev has a claimed acceleration 0 50 kph 5.3 seconds and 0 100 km h 14.6 seconds with a top speed 130 km h. the lfp battery generates 52 kw and working in conjunction with the regenerative braking system enables a range of over 100 km . the battery retains more than 80 % capacity after 2 000 charging cycles equivalent to approximately ten years of typical use . the battery takes six hours to fully charge on a standard charge 220 240v while a fast charge 380 400v takes just 30 minutes . mg ev . mg3 trophy edit mg unveiled the mg3 trophy championship concept car at the mg90 event at silverstone in june 2014 . the mg3 trophy championship concept based on the current mg3 production vehicle platform and created to highlight in house engineering design and calibration capabilities by smtc uk at longbridge continues the mg tradition of club racing . mg3 trophy . the racing concept was created solely by a team of engineers managed by vehicle engineering specialist adrian guyll and based at saic motor s european design and technical centre smtc located alongside mg motor uk at the longbridge site in birmingham . former edit mg tf edit main article mg f mg tf the mg tf brand was relaunched in britain during 2007 . an updated mg tf model produced in a limited edition of 500 called the tf le500 was assembled at the longbridge plant by nac mg uk . 26 this was followed by a tf 135 model and a further limited edition tf 85th anniversary of which only 50 were produced . 27 production of the tf at longbridge was suspended again in october 2009 28 and finally ended in march 2011 . 29 mg have said that they will first concentrate on building passenger cars and have not given a release date for the tf s successor . mg3 sw edit main article mg3 sw the mg3 sw a car similar to the rover streetwise was manufactured and sold in china between 2008 and 2011 . sales numbers edit calendar year uk sales china sales 2008 133 9 361 30 2009 374 13 785 30 2010 282 29 216 30 2011 363 50 191 30 2012 782 72 516 30 2013 504 74 684 30 2014 2326 52 217 30 2015 3152 70 377 30 motorsport edit mg triple eight british touring cars 2012 2014 . in january 2012 mg motor announced that it would enter the 2012 british touring car championship through the newly established mg kx momentum racing team . 31 in its debut season the team ran two mg6s driven by jason plato and andy neate . plato ended the season in third place with the car yet to find its feet in wet conditions . mg triple eight british touring cars 2015 . the team returned in 2013 with sam tordoff driving who performed well in his debut year having joined through the kx academy scheme . plato once again came third with tordoff sixth . mg triple eight british touring cars 2016 . in 2014 mg won the manufacturer s championship 32 to break honda s four year reign . after just three years of competition the mg6 gt sealed the title by 95 points at the season finale at brands hatch . drivers plato and tordoff racked up