De Roewe 750

[VandenPlas]

MG-Roewe rules !!!

[Bart-K]

hier het complete persbericht mbt eventuele samenwerking:

FIRST STEP OF NAC AND SAIC GROUPS TOWARDS
PARTNERSHIP
It is announced officially today that NAC Group, the parent company of Nanjing Automobile
Corporation (UK) Limited čNAC UK Ď has signed a let ter of intent on cooperation with
SAIC Group that will see the two companies seek for a commercial partnership in the near
future.
The two companies share a common vision to jointly build an automotive group that will
become the largest, world class automotive group in China with the resources to develop a
highly effective global development strategy.
In order to effectively integrate and make the best use of the joint resources of the two
companies, there will be a carefully devised strategic cooperation on passenger cars,
commercial vehicles and independent brands, as well as automotive parts and component
manufacturing.
“ The two parties have agreed to an initial exploration of a co-operation,” says Wang Hong
Biao, Chairman of NAC UK. “ The parties have signed a let ter of intent and will now seek to
explore all future opportunities and strategies. Any future plans will only serve to strengthen
t he position of each company and its workforce. ”
NAC Group is one of the key pioneering automakers in China. The Group and in particular
t he MG brand, see the future cooperation as a major step in securing and delivering its long
term expansion and development prospects.
“SAIC Group is a world-class, highly resourced and business competitive organisation and
NAC is a motor company with successful history which is very competent in R&D and
manufacturing of a range of vehicles”, says Wang. “As the Chairman of NAC UK, I view this
development as a major boost to Longbridge, our workforce and our rapidly developing dealer
network. This can only assist and accelerate our delivery of new, world-class vehicles to the
UK market and beyond.”
The two companies will now proceed to undertake the due diligence process before making
further announcements on the detail of the future cooperation.

[Bart-K]

SAICs sub brand, Roewe, has great plans for 2008. Roewe was born from the ashes of the Rover 75 blueprints that SAIC got from the failed UK car maker Rover. Roewe has sold well, with sales of its Rover 75 based sedan regularly getting into the top ten sales of sedans in China. The Roewe 750 was launched in January 2007 as a 2.5 V6 motor, later this year Chinese buyers can look forward to getting their hands on the presumably cheaper 1.8 Turbo assisted model.

Early 2008 will see the Roewe 550 launch in China (looking at first quarter) the Roewe 550 will also be powered by the 1.8t thats used in the larger Roewe 750. Towards September 2008, Roewe will also launch their SUV. The SUV seems to be either a Kyron or a Rexton, depending on who you believe, from SAICs other sub company, Ssangyong.

Roewe SUV





Bron: www.chinacartimes.com

[Gerald-17]

moet zeggen da'k deze nog helemaal niet zo lelijk vind op de velgen na...

[bam]

Ze houden de roverstandaard in ere kijk maar bij deze 550i hoe de lampen op elkaar aansluiten

[Gerald-17]

wat is t zonde van de voorkant, vind het net een mengelmoes tussen een citroën en een Vw passat

[arjan_m]

[quote="bam"]Ze houden de roverstandaard in ere kijk maar bij deze 550i hoe de lampen op elkaar aansluiten


Dat is een bekende foto ondertussen, wat blijkt, de kofferklep is niet helemaal gesloten.....

Ik vind het best een mooie auto, en blijf benieuwd wanneer SsangYong ze hierheen brengt. Ik ga dan toch zeker kijken....

[bam]

Ik vind het best een mooie auto, en blijf benieuwd wanneer SsangYong ze hierheen brengt. Ik ga dan toch zeker kijken....

Ja hyundai's zijn ook best mooi Ik heb hier echt niets mee sorry.

[arjan_m]

Ja hyundai's zijn ook best mooi Ik heb hier echt niets mee sorry.

Boeit niet, gelukkig verschillen smaken.
Anders rijdt iedereen in een Rover als we allemaal dezelfde smaak hebben.....

Ik heb in ieder geval wat met de 750, toch omdat het uiteindelijk een 75 is. De rest is "nieuw", en we zullen zien of het wat is.

[Bart-K]

AROnline has just obtained an English language translation of a recent and revealing interview given by Dr. Gao Weimin, the Manager of SAIC Motor Corporation Limited’s (SAIC Motor’s) Technical Centres (and Chairman of SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited), to a reporter from the Beijing Youth Daily.

Dr. Gao, who had a six-year stint as Deputy Manager of Pan Asia Automotive Technical Center Limited (a 50-50 JV between GM and SAIC Motor) before starting his present job, now has responsibility for managing SAIC Motor’s four Technical Centres at Nanjing and Shanghai in China, Leamington Spa in England and Pyungtaek in South Korea in addition to overseeing the implementation of a three year Future Product Programme based on six platforms, ten different engines and three separate transmissions.

SAIC Motor’s original intention was to develop a total of five platforms, for the following models, by 2010:

- a B segment supermini,
- a C segment, Roewe 550-based, series,
- a D segment, Roewe 750 derivative series,
- an E segment large car series and
- an SUV series.

However, Dr. Gao stated that, since the acquisition of MG, a sixth platform had been added to the Future Product Programme: ‘The sixth platform is a sportscar platform. The Roewe brand had no space for a sportscar, so the sportscar platform will go to MG.’

Dr. Gao also revealed that a total of ten new engines are to be rolled out over a five year period and that these will include all new families of 1.3- and 1.6-litre four cylinder, 2-litre and 2.4-litre four cylinder and 3-litre and 3.6-litre V6 cylinder petrol engines. Dr. Gao added that SAIC Motor are working on alternative powertrains using CNG and hybrid systems and that the company also has access to a range of diesel engines by virtue of a controlling stake in South Korea’s SsangYong Motor Company.

SAIC Motor’s Technical Centres are also developing three new transmissions. Dr. Gao said that: ‘We’re designing gearboxes according to the size of the engines. We’re working on a six speed manual with a range from 200nm to 400nm. Automatic gearboxes are also being developed.’ The Beijing Youth Daily article claims that the range of engines and gearboxes are expected to be put into production by early next year.

Dr. Gao also told the Beijing Youth Daily’s interviewer about the future division of responsibility between SAIC Motor’s Technical Centres. The Technical Centre in Shanghai’s main focus will be on the development of the Roewe brand and the design of flagship models. However, following the integration of the Nanjing-based Technical Team, the Shanghai Technical Centre will also assume responsibility for the MG platforms. SsangYong’s Technical Centre will concentrate on designing cars to meet the specific needs of the South Korean market while the European Technical Team, based at SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited’s premises at Leamington Spa in England, will be working primarily on cutting-edge technologies and their initial application to SAIC Motor’s new products.

The Beijing Youth Daily’s reporter also discussed the ‘brand positioning struggle between the MG and the Roewe brands’ with Dr. Gao who indicated that NAC MG and SAIC Motor had completed a joint appraisal of the respective brands’ attributes and had now clearly mapped out their positioning. Dr. Gao specifically confirmed that MG will be a sports brand and that the MG range will be targeted at consumers who appreciate a sportscar.

Dr. Gao added that: ‘Introducing a brand that no one has any connection to would not be a great idea – to persuade people to buy a car from a new brand would need a lot of time and, more importantly, a lot of money. Now with MG, we can take that brand global. No matter whether the cars are made overseas, or merely sold overseas, we will sell them under the MG brand.’ He also confirmed that SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited will be responsible for the design and development of all the MG models based on the six platforms mentioned above and intended for sale in Britain and Europe.

AROnline’s own, independent, research indicates that the Beijing Youth Daily’s article accurately represents SAIC Motor’s overall strategy for the MG brand. However, certain elements of the projected timetable might yet prove to be a tad optimistic because the specific details of the MG Brand Development Strategy and Future Product Programme have still to be finalised.

Interestingly, SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited was awarded the Chinese Inward Investor of the Year Award at last month’s KPMG China Business Awards 2008 Dinner in London. Dr. Gao, the company’s Chairman, was presented with the award by Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham, Minister of State for Trade. (See photo above)

AROnline reckons that the award provides some tangible evidence of SAIC Motor’s commitment to Britain as a base for the European relaunch of MG and that Dr. Gao’s remarks suggest that a degree of cautious optimism about the future of the famous marque might be justified.

[Editor’s Note: AROnline wishes to thank Ash Sutcliffe of China Car Times for his translation of the original Beijing Youth Daily article.]

Bron: chinacartimes

[arjan_m]

Hoezo een oud onderwerp boven trekken.... ;-)

Scoops van de nieuwe 750 die in 2011/12 moet uitkomen....













Je ziet nog steeds de lijnen erin, interieur is toch echt heel veel anders.

[MARTIN]

interieur ziet er zeker niet verkeerd uit

[JD]

niet onaardig
in ieder geval beter dan de nieuwe mg3

[p@p@zs]

Ik vind de foto van die blauwe 75 wat verder naar boven met die taartschep achterop ook niet verkeerd

[arjan_m]

Meer foto's van de facelift 750, het zal wel de laatste lift zijn van de 75 zeg maar.....

















Ik zou ze toch graag eens van dichtbij willen zien/voelen....

[MARTIN]

Ik zou ze toch graag eens van dichtbij willen zien/voelen....

jij niet alleen denk ik