wattEV2buy explores the SAIC MG electric car strategy. List SAIC MG EV models, news, and sales as it vies for a position in the fast-growing EV market. After the financial demise of the British
icon MG Rover in 2005, the company was acquired by Nanjing Auto which
was in turn acquired by SAIC
Motors in 2008. Production moved from Longbridge in 2016 to China. SAIC
MG showcased its first EV Concept developed on the SAIC Roewe E50 in
2014. SAIC MG unveiled its first production-ready new energy vehicle at
the 2017 Guangzhou Auto Show. The SAIC MG EV model is the SAIC MG eMG6
PHEV based on the MG6 which is based on the SAIC Roewe 550.
SAIC MG launched its compact SUV, the MG eZS and released images of the 2019 eMG plug-in hybrid release. The MG eZS is expected to be sold in Europe as mentioned in the Week 49 2018
newsletter. The order book for the SAIC MG eZS SAIC will open on March
30, 2019 with three trims available priced from ¥119,800 after subsidy.
The MG eZS is equipped with an electric motor producing a maximum power
of 110 kW and its liquid-cooled 44.5 kWh battery pack provides a range
of 335 km as measured on the NEDC cycle. The 2019 eMG 6
TROPHY plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is equipped with SAIC’s “Blue
Core” 1.5T engine, matching the new SAIC’s second-generation 10-speed
EDU intelligent electric drive gearbox, with a maximum power of 224kW
(304Ps) and a maximum torque of 480Nm, delivering a 0 to 100km/h
acceleration time of 5.9 seconds.
SAIC MG also announced this week that it intends to sell some of its models
in Europe starting with its first pure electric vehicle the MG EZS SUV shown in the cover image above. MG did not elaborate on which countries in Europe would get the EZS electric SUV,
but testing will kick off in two months in the United Kingdom, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, and France. The SAIC MG EZS SUV has an
estimated range of 335km or 210 miles on the WLTP cycle. SAIC MG has
already sold over 4,000 units of its plug-in version of the MG6
since its launch in April 2018. The SAIC MG EZS SV will join the Korean
brands as the only brands selling affordable pure electric compact
crossover SUVs in Europe, taking advantage of their lead over European
brands. The MG EZS SUV will be listed in China in the first half of
2019.
MG Electric Vehicles
MG Electric Car Strategy in the news
Week 12 2019 SAIC MG launches 2019 EV models
Week 49 2018 SAIC MG EVs to be sold in Europe
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