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Sep 1, 2026
Martin LeeHOST
Let's kick off with this news.
Martin LeeHOST
MG's begun delivering its MG07.
Martin LeeHOST
This is their new sedan.
Martin LeeHOST
Firm orders exceeded 31,000 units when it went on sale between the 21st of August and yesterday.
Martin LeeHOST
That strong response matters because MG sells more strongly overseas, particularly in Europe, than it does typically in China.
Martin LeeHOST
The MG07 sedan launched on August 21st, the opening day of the Chengdu Auto Show.
Martin LeeHOST
MG said its first 10,000 orders came in 1 minute and 57 seconds of the order book opening.
Martin LeeHOST
They say that's faster than the MG4's previous record of 39 minutes and 37 seconds.
Ketan ThakkarHOST
Um, and, uh, we...
Ketan ThakkarHOST
In between there was this potential opportunity with MG.
Ketan ThakkarHOST
Uh, and we had also kind of given our viewers a little bit of peep into potential three-way alliance that could potentially happen between all three of them.
Ketan ThakkarHOST
And now it appears, and something that we've reported on Autocar India as well, that, uh, it's likely to be with the JSW group.
Hormazd SorabjeeHOST
Well, uh, absolutely.
Hormazd SorabjeeHOST
I think, uh, you know, what's interesting is that let's look at it from the JSW point of view.
Hormazd SorabjeeHOST
This is the third entity that they are, you know, getting into, starting off with, uh, MG-
Ketan ThakkarHOST
MG
Daniel FernandezHOST
Okay.
Daniel FernandezHOST
So since you mentioned Morris Garages, MG, that's Morris Garages, which is now owned by SAIC in China, and they're back with electric cars and also petrol-powered cars.
Haniff BaharuddinHOST
Mm.
Daniel FernandezHOST
MG, Morris Garages.
Daniel FernandezHOST
And then you had cars like Triumph, not the motorcycle company, but the car company Triumph, okay?
Haniff BaharuddinHOST
Mm.
Tu LeHOST
Because SAIC is not going to have access to those markets, not with their current brands.
Tu LeHOST
MG is pretty popular in certain parts of Europe and the UK, but it does okay in Mexico.
Tu LeHOST
But a Chevy has a long history in Latin America and South America, and it's a trusted brand.
Tu LeHOST
And these markets aren't China where the consumers are pretty savvy and they're very, very focused on local brands because in Mexico, there's not really that many local domestic brands in Brazil, not many local brands.
Lei XingHOST
Are you willing to just let go of the footprint? It's awfully hard to do and you got to fight.
Lei XingHOST
You see, in
Tu LeHOST
Shanghai even, their vehicles, the MGs, they're fleet vehicles.
Tu LeHOST
They're not, people don't buy them as private passenger vehicles.
Jesse WillisHOST
We've got a house robot in the beginning of this book.
Jesse WillisHOST
And I believe Bill Christensen pointed out that the name of the the company that made the robot that doesn't work properly is, uh, MG Morgan, uh, garage.
Jesse WillisHOST
So it's
J. Daniel SawyerGUEST
garage from the, the, the, Oh God, those cars are so fun.
J. Daniel SawyerGUEST
There's a joke.
J. Daniel SawyerGUEST
There was a joke.
J. Daniel SawyerGUEST
My father was really into MGs and so I got to help restore
Jesse WillisHOST
a couple of
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We aren't just gonna look at a car today.
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We're actually going to use the MG Marvel R as a real-world case study to understand the modern technological ecosystem.
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We're going to break down exactly what it means to drive, own, and truly live with the next generation of electric mobility.
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Okay, let's dive into this.
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Here is our roadmap for today.
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We'll start off with the new EV ecosystem, meet the MG Marvel R, look at performance and power specs, dive into battery and charging data, review safety and smart tech, and finally discuss the future of driving.
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Section one: The new EV ecosystem, a fundamental shift.
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So think about traditional combustion cars for a second.
Martin LeeHOST
In July, doing very well, rising over seventy-two percent to a hundred and forty-two thousand vehicles over the first seven months of the year, up fifty-two percent at eight hundred and seventy-six thousand overseas sales supported by local manufacturing, local distribution, and technology.
Martin LeeHOST
So the bulk of the work done by MG. MG sold two hundred and eighteen thousand vehicles in Europe through to the end of July.
Martin LeeHOST
That's up almost twenty-three percent, retaining its lead amongst the Chinese brands overseas.
Martin LeeHOST
Italy became its second European market after the UK to exceed a hundred and fifty thousand drivers.
Martin LeeHOST
The electric MG four Urban launched in Thailand back in June with locally produced standard long-range and flagship versions.
Martin LeeHOST
Its Brazilian launch followed on July sixteenth, supported by local sales and after-sales networks after early introductions in UK, Germany, Australia, and Singapore.
Martin LeeHOST
MG's overseas hybrid sales doubling as well in July year on year, unveiling the ZS Hybrid Plus in Indonesia.
Martin LeeHOST
The SAIC GM Wuling business introduced the Era EV, uh, related to the Hongguang Mini EV, but, uh, made in Cikarang.
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Lead with the spec sheet and you're just another badge in a crowded segment.
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MG's latest Dubai billboard for the MG7, running along Sheikh Zayed Road near Dubai Marina Mall, does the opposite.
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And the choice is worth studying by anyone running a brand P&L in this category.
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The positioning problem MG actually had to solve MG's UAE story isn't a startup narrative.
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Inter-Emirates Motors, a subsidiary of Allianz Sons and MG's exclusive UAE distributor, has been aggressively expanding the brand's retail footprint.
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A flagship Abu Dhabi showroom, a Sharjah opening, and a new 3S facility planned for Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
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The MG7 itself launched as the brand's first large sporty sedan, priced from roughly 77,777 U.A. dirhams to 107,000 depending on engine.
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a segment where buyers are choosing between MG and far more established Japanese and Korean nameplates on badge trust alone.