Car & Traffic
MG Sports Cars Plan Gets Into Top Gear
MG Sports cars will be made in the UK again from August, the firm's Chinese owners have confirmed.
Shanghai Automotive says it plans to sell MG TFs at more than 40 dealerships in this country.
It bought the Longbridge-based carmaker after it went bust in 2005 and started production in China last year.
In a statement earlier the company 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.
"(This is) a sight that many thought they might never see again."
Jerry Blackett, chief executive of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: "This is what we have been waiting to hear."
He also welcomed the company's plans to produce other models at Longbridge in the future.
Only 500 MG sports cars will be made at the plant, according to the MG website.
Approximately 6,000 workers lost their jobs when Longbridge closed in April 2005.
It bought the Longbridge-based carmaker after it went bust in 2005 and started production in China last year.
In a statement earlier the company 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.
"(This is) a sight that many thought they might never see again."
Jerry Blackett, chief executive of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: "This is what we have been waiting to hear."
He also welcomed the company's plans to produce other models at Longbridge in the future.
Only 500 MG sports cars will be made at the plant, according to the MG website.
Approximately 6,000 workers lost their jobs when Longbridge closed in April 2005.
Source: Sky News
