Heck, when I bought a MG ZS (ice, non-EV) in 2019. There’s a lot of disbelief among family and friends, why do you buy a Chinese made car? Well, it is serious value for money and beat Qashqai in almost every reliability test. Nissan is still not taking serious action. Now MG is everywhere on the road.
You know what’s crazy? MG doesn’t even have a EV line up in China. They only sell ice and HEV in China. And their EV is already very reliable yet not costing a fortune. Just imagine BYD, Xiaomi, Huawei, how good their car will be?
Err that’s technically true but misses the point slightly. mG belongs to IAC. The MG 5 EV for instance is the model, their “European” brand sells. In China it is sold as the Roewe Ei5. Only minor differences in the car between these two versions.
There’s also the MG4, which was initially sold in China as MG Mulan. I think it just gets called the MG4 in China now though. And the MG4 Xpower was/is called the Mulan Triumph.
This year so far here in Australia, the top 4 selling EVs are the Model Y, the Model 3, the BYD Atto 3 and the MG ZS. For the month of October, the Atto 3 was second behind the Model 3. Availability and price are everything.
Commuting from here in the semi-rural western 'burbs of Brissy it’s not super populated, so I notice the new EVs locally. The Model 3 is the Camry of today, they’re everywhere. But after that the Atto 3 is definitely the biggest growing model. So far, we’re rocking one of two EV6s.
I’ve seen a few of the new MG lately. I’ve also seen a few of the new small BYD Dolphin getting around as well. Haven’t seen the BYD Seal yet, but it won’t take long.
Heck, when I bought a MG ZS (ice, non-EV) in 2019. There’s a lot of disbelief among family and friends, why do you buy a Chinese made car? Well, it is serious value for money and beat Qashqai in almost every reliability test. Nissan is still not taking serious action. Now MG is everywhere on the road.
You know what’s crazy? MG doesn’t even have a EV line up in China. They only sell ice and HEV in China. And their EV is already very reliable yet not costing a fortune. Just imagine BYD, Xiaomi, Huawei, how good their car will be?
They are sold in the domestic market, just under a diff badge. The MG5 reviewed here is the Roewe I5 in China.
Err that’s technically true but misses the point slightly. mG belongs to IAC. The MG 5 EV for instance is the model, their “European” brand sells. In China it is sold as the Roewe Ei5. Only minor differences in the car between these two versions.
There’s also the MG4, which was initially sold in China as MG Mulan. I think it just gets called the MG4 in China now though. And the MG4 Xpower was/is called the Mulan Triumph.
This year so far here in Australia, the top 4 selling EVs are the Model Y, the Model 3, the BYD Atto 3 and the MG ZS. For the month of October, the Atto 3 was second behind the Model 3. Availability and price are everything.
Aus love the SUV
I’m seeing the byd everywhere in Sydney now. Which is great. I ever saw the new MG ev today for the first time…
Commuting from here in the semi-rural western 'burbs of Brissy it’s not super populated, so I notice the new EVs locally. The Model 3 is the Camry of today, they’re everywhere. But after that the Atto 3 is definitely the biggest growing model. So far, we’re rocking one of two EV6s.
I’ve seen a few of the new MG lately. I’ve also seen a few of the new small BYD Dolphin getting around as well. Haven’t seen the BYD Seal yet, but it won’t take long.
Seal deliveries start next week, won’t take long to see them everywhere
The MG4 is electric only and is sold in China. I think it was referred to as the MG Mulan when it launched.
MG is tuned for export. But I agree some leading Chinese car makers have not been fully released on the world stage.