F&I Management & Training

THE long-awaited restarting of production at the former MG Rover car factory at Longbridge in the West Midlands has been delayed.Nanjing Automobile Corporation, the Chinese carmaker that bought the assets of the defunct MG Rover business had intended to start selling the revamped MG TF sports car this autumn. However, after problems with parts being shipped from China, the launch has been put back to next March. It is now hoped that cars will be produced in readiness for the March 1 registration plate change.The company says it now intends to source some components from Europe after parts were damaged on the 6,200-mile journey from China.

DATED: 08.11.07

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