Nanjing to get European turbodiesel for MG 7
Nanjing Automobile, who owns the MG brand now, will be purchasing diesel engines from an European engine supplier to slot into its’ MG 7 for the European market. What Nanjing has right now is a BMW diesel that makes 113hp, and that would definitely not work in a modern European market.
Nanjing director Paul Stowe says the new engine for the MG 7 will be purchased from a manufacturer that already supplies engines to other companies, though he declined to name which one. We will have to look at an European manufacturer that has an engine plant in China, where the MG 7 is currently being built. Automotive News reports that the supplier might be Fiat or VM Motori.
VM Motori is a turbodiesel specialist of sorts, and it’s turbodiesels have found it’s way into many vehicles, including Cadillacs, and even the recently launched Weststar series of rebadged LDV Maxus vans use VM Motori turbodiesels.
June 12, 2007 @ 2:50 am
Coolll
June 12, 2007 @ 7:08 am
Madness this MG-Rover story … Nanjing has the tooling, and is building MG-Rovers, SAIC has the drawings, and is also building MG-Rovers! Where the future of MG-Rover will go, no one knows. The US plant apparently isn’t going to happen, as it’s been rumoured that its US director (ex Lotus apparently) has left the building.
June 12, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Nanjing is it a China-based company ?
June 12, 2007 @ 10:15 am
Yes MG-rover has sell to Nanjing company.. The another company is SAIC but he is limited with few models only.. SAIC will have to get license from the Nanjing company.. Anywayz China now a great hub in making international car, while in Malaysia.. Haiz.. Thailand even better then us.. G better look around us, those neighbors are more competitive and better in term of car industry economic.. And they even went to sell international with new turbodiesel engine! P1, ur wira diesel sell so little amount.. Why not upgrade ur turbodiesel technology and sell it to Europe.. Never think of foreign trend, now diesel are more popular then petrol now.. price are cheaper and more economical then petrol, thx to new turbo diesel engine and the low high torque available.. If u got the chance to test the 535d BMW, u would say” WOW! Is this a petrol or really diesel! So powerfull!”
June 12, 2007 @ 10:18 am
That’s the way to go! I think the MG7 will be popular. I say this because it is a Rover 75 in terms of dimension and platform, so it will be spacious and big enough to be popular with the Asian market where size and “image” still means a lot. Opting for a diesel engine is for the Europeans, as diesel is still not popular here. In terms of price, Nanjing will be able to undercut most of the MG’s competitors from anywhere inthe world. So, the 7 has got it’s work cut out for it.
June 12, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
paul stowe and roewe…whats the similarity? odvious right…
June 12, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
paul stowe and roewe…whats the similarity? obvious right… typo…..
June 12, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
go find sth better to do lar , don make cars.
its an eyesore.
June 13, 2007 @ 9:21 pm
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