“aresay the Chinese, who bought the rights to MG following the collapse of MG Rover in 2005, could quite easily churn out TFs by the thousand on home turf”

What kind of people want to drive MG convertible sports cars. This is a rhetorical question, I should make clear, because I happen to have the answer here before me in a little booklet conveniently produced by the car's makers.

The new MG TF LE500 roadster has a confusing enough provenance - assembled at Longbridge, from parts made in China, first owned by MG Rover, then BMW, then Phoenix, then NAC, then SAIC - but Chinese owners of the new roadster are about to be even more bemused.

MG is back in business with the TF LE500, a revised version of what used to be Britain's most popular sports car. But can it and the now Chinese-owned brand succeed in the modern world.

MG is back in business with the TF LE500, a revised version of what used to be Britain's most popular sports car. But can it and the now Chinese-owned brand succeed in the modern world.

In terms of refinement, compared to a current Mazda MX-5 , yes, but in terms of overall enjoyment it’s still genuinely great fun to drive. The chunky steering wheel feels right and gives reassuringly direct feedback, the mid-engined layout assists the s...

Shanghai Automotive plans to introduce four new MG models to the UK market starting next year. The company just relaunched production of the MG TF with a limited edition run of 500 vehicles, but its plans to bring MG to the USA have fallen through.

Officials at Nanjing Automobile Group said there are no plans to sell the MG brand in North America, the Automotive News reported Tuesday.

LONGBRIDGE, England — Production of 500 MG TFs kicked off here in August, but plans have been dropped to bring a revamped version of the roadster to the U.S., according to Gary Hagen, the marketing director of NAC MG.

Business reporter Duncan Tift is among the first journalists to take the new Longbridge-made MG TF out for a drive. Read.

Chinese automaker Nanjing Automotive snapped up the carcass of MG Rover for a cool $100 million in 2005, and since then the company's future has been in limbo. For a while it looked like MGs would only be sold in China , but recently the brand restarted produc...

THE MG TF is back - and back with a vengeance. While it might look the same the new car is sharper, more dynamic and certainly better value for money than when it was last in production in 2005.

Itâs the comeback of the year. The MG badge, now owned by the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), has returned to the UK market with the TF LE500. Itâs also the first Chinese car ever to be built in a developed country.

After a hiatus that has lasted since the collapse of the former MG Rover Group in April 2005, cars have once again started coming down the line at the historic Longbridge plant in the English Midlands.

Developed during Rover's ownership of MG, the TF - launched in 1995 as the MGF - was a departure from the front-engine layout long associated with the brand. The current TF continues to use the same mid-engine layout, albeit there is a twist: much of the car i...

When MG Rover went bust and was picked up by Nanjing Automotive for $100 million in 2005, the automaker made a lot of promises to its new ward, including keeping a primary base of production in the UK, while finishing some examples in Oklahoma for sale around ...

The new Longbridge-made MG TF sports car may not be in full production yet but it is already proving a hit with motorists who are clamouring to buy a limited edition version of the roadster.

Once again we're told the MG TF LE500 is about to go on sale. The Chinese-owned MG has talked of selling a relaunched MG several times in the past few years but, so far, no cars. Now a price of £16,399 has been announced, maybe it will occur this time.

A famous Brit is back from the dead. Auto Express can exclusively reveal that the MG TF LE500 â a special-edition run of 500 for the UK â will cost £16,399 each. And that undercuts the equivalent previous-generation TF by nearly £700 â but itâs still...

LONDON — The new MG TF LE500 will arrive in U.K. showrooms in September with a starting price of $32,500. This marks the relaunch of the British brand since it was acquired by the Chinese more than two years ago.

With deliveries of the new MG TF Limited Edition due to commence in September, NAC MG UK Ltd have today, 2nd July 2008, set the price of this new sportscar at £16,399 on the road. Sales and Marketing Director for NAC MG UK Ltd, Gary Hagen, said; “We are del...

It seems as though the Chinese stewards of the MG brand may finally be getting their act together. The company, now known as NAC MG UK, has announced pricing for a limited-edition model of the revived British brand's roadster called the MG TF LE500.

Since acquiring MG, Nanjing was taken over by fellow Chinese automaker SAIC, and the company sent a delegation to Longbridge this past February to weigh its options. Apparently the visit was fruitful, as in May SAIC said it hoped to begin building MGs later th...