Fact or fiction: Could Honda buy MG?
05-26-2005, 08:49 PM
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Fact or fiction: Could Honda buy MG?
Autocar has been informed that a Honda delegation has made a secret visit to part of the closed Longbridge factory. Apparently, the delegation made the visit in mid-May with senior union officials. Although there are doubts that Honda is interested in the entire MG Rover Group, but Honda may be looking into taking over the MG brand. That would truly make Honda the only potential buyer of MG that could actually make good on promises to expand the MG brand throughout the world. It would also mean that MG would probably come to the US again
What could Honda do with the MG name?
05-26-2005, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mrdeeno
Maybe they should buy it for the designers so they can add soemthing to the acura/honda lines.
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Honda drivetrain...British design...I think we may have a winner...
05-27-2005, 08:17 AM
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There are lots of Rovers around here that are just redaged older Euro Accords. It wouldn't be the first time Honda mixes it up with a British firm. Slap an MG badge on the current Euro Accord Executive, paint it British Green and mark it up as if it's a TSX. Plus they might need to get some production capacity on the cheap.
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Originally Posted by Teh Jatt
Not bad.
Not bad from the outside, until you check out the interior ergonomics and its driving characteristics. It's at least one generation behind the competition in the segment.
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Here is the Autocar Mag article:
Honda in 'secret visit to MGR' - - Source: Autocar Mag
Honda in 'secret visit to MGR' - - Source: Autocar Mag
Autocar has been told that a Honda delegation from Japan paid a visit to part of the closed Longbridge factory in mid-May. The delegation is said to have been accompanied by senior trade union officials.
Although there is no chance of Honda rescuing the defunct MG Rover operation, it is possible that Honda might have an interest in the MG brand itself. Despite years of trying, Honda has never had great success selling sports cars under its own name. Neither the NSX supercar or the S2000 roadster made a breakthrough in global markets. Indeed, the NSX is said to have been inspired by the aluminium, mid-engined V6 Austin-Rover-built MG EX-E concept of 1986.
The same source revealed that MGR’s paint shop is under orders to remain on standby by ‘keeping the paint fresh’, though there’s no clue so far as to why.
Meanwhile, the German autopress is awash with rumours that MGR’s erstwhile partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, is set to move in on Fiat Auto. Despite strong denials from Fiat, reports suggest that SAIC, possibly in tandem with other Chinese car makers, is set to try to take a stake in the Italian company this autumn.
Fiat Auto has to repay a £2bn loan to six banks by this September, or it will be converted into shares, further diluting Fiat’s autonomy. It’s being suggested that Chinese makers could swoop, and offer to inject the £2bn in exchange for a significant stake in Fiat Auto.
Although there is no chance of Honda rescuing the defunct MG Rover operation, it is possible that Honda might have an interest in the MG brand itself. Despite years of trying, Honda has never had great success selling sports cars under its own name. Neither the NSX supercar or the S2000 roadster made a breakthrough in global markets. Indeed, the NSX is said to have been inspired by the aluminium, mid-engined V6 Austin-Rover-built MG EX-E concept of 1986.
The same source revealed that MGR’s paint shop is under orders to remain on standby by ‘keeping the paint fresh’, though there’s no clue so far as to why.
Meanwhile, the German autopress is awash with rumours that MGR’s erstwhile partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, is set to move in on Fiat Auto. Despite strong denials from Fiat, reports suggest that SAIC, possibly in tandem with other Chinese car makers, is set to try to take a stake in the Italian company this autumn.
Fiat Auto has to repay a £2bn loan to six banks by this September, or it will be converted into shares, further diluting Fiat’s autonomy. It’s being suggested that Chinese makers could swoop, and offer to inject the £2bn in exchange for a significant stake in Fiat Auto.
05-27-2005, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by biker
There are lots of Rovers around here that are just redaged older Euro Accords. It wouldn't be the first time Honda mixes it up with a British firm. Slap an MG badge on the current Euro Accord Executive, paint it British Green and mark it up as if it's a TSX. Plus they might need to get some production capacity on the cheap.
05-29-2005, 09:18 AM
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Of course they are keeping the paint fresh, they are going to repaint some Civics and Accord with British racing green and slap a new MG badge on it. How far is the CR-V factory from this place?
05-31-2005, 12:07 PM
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Honda's secret visit to MGR...
Interesting...dunno what it means...but, interesting. 
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Source: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News_Article.asp?NA_ID=215246
Autocar has been told that a Honda delegation from Japan paid a visit to part of the closed Longbridge factory in mid-May. The delegation is said to have been accompanied by senior trade union officials.
Although there is no chance of Honda rescuing the defunct MG Rover operation, it is possible that Honda might have an interest in the MG brand itself. Despite years of trying, Honda has never had great success selling sports cars under its own name. Neither the NSX supercar or the S2000 roadster made a breakthrough in global markets. Indeed, the NSX is said to have been inspired by the aluminium, mid-engined V6 Austin-Rover-built MG EX-E concept of 1986.
The same source revealed that MGR’s paint shop is under orders to remain on standby by ‘keeping the paint fresh’, though there’s no clue so far as to why.
Meanwhile, the German autopress is awash with rumours that MGR’s erstwhile partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, is set to move in on Fiat Auto. Despite strong denials from Fiat, reports suggest that SAIC, possibly in tandem with other Chinese car makers, is set to try to take a stake in the Italian company this autumn.
Fiat Auto has to repay a £2bn loan to six banks by this September, or it will be converted into shares, further diluting Fiat’s autonomy. It’s being suggested that Chinese makers could swoop, and offer to inject the £2bn in exchange for a significant stake in Fiat Auto.
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Source: http://www.autocar.co.uk/News_Article.asp?NA_ID=215246
Autocar has been told that a Honda delegation from Japan paid a visit to part of the closed Longbridge factory in mid-May. The delegation is said to have been accompanied by senior trade union officials.
Although there is no chance of Honda rescuing the defunct MG Rover operation, it is possible that Honda might have an interest in the MG brand itself. Despite years of trying, Honda has never had great success selling sports cars under its own name. Neither the NSX supercar or the S2000 roadster made a breakthrough in global markets. Indeed, the NSX is said to have been inspired by the aluminium, mid-engined V6 Austin-Rover-built MG EX-E concept of 1986.
The same source revealed that MGR’s paint shop is under orders to remain on standby by ‘keeping the paint fresh’, though there’s no clue so far as to why.
Meanwhile, the German autopress is awash with rumours that MGR’s erstwhile partner, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, is set to move in on Fiat Auto. Despite strong denials from Fiat, reports suggest that SAIC, possibly in tandem with other Chinese car makers, is set to try to take a stake in the Italian company this autumn.
Fiat Auto has to repay a £2bn loan to six banks by this September, or it will be converted into shares, further diluting Fiat’s autonomy. It’s being suggested that Chinese makers could swoop, and offer to inject the £2bn in exchange for a significant stake in Fiat Auto.
05-31-2005, 02:51 PM
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D'oh! 
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