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Originally Posted by Sonic ZS
I think we know that around 120,000 (?) of our cars were built in the UK by MG Rover, but does anyone have any figures for the Chinese versions ?
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Dont know how accurate they would be but I am sure it is enough for idle curiosity lol
https://carsalesbase.com/china-roewe-750/
https://carsalesbase.com/china-mg7/
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Originally Posted by Adam2003
I’m not sure but I’ve searched for imports in the UK but not found any, as of yet.
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750s were expected to be sold in the UK around 2008/9 being sold from Ssangyong dealers. Why they didnt come, I do not know.
At a guess, there would be little financial point to it, as the UK would be one of four RHD markets of any note, so production costs would be quite large, then import tariffs, and possibly 'upgrading' to meet the relevant emissions regulations would put the car into E/S class or 7 series competition in terms of price. All while it is/was an aged design, associated with a tarnished brand, and wasnt a popular choice against its realistic competition when it was current. The four markets of note would have been the UK, which had to follow EU regs - and that would mean it would have had to pass most of the regs all over again, since it was a slightly different car. The Antipodean market, where the cars were not a success in the first place, and then Japan, the car being too big, and costly to run, besides it is Chinese, and well, Chinese/Japanese relations are not exactly the best. The SA market would have been the fourth, but I dont know what Chinese/SA relations were/are like, but I dont think the car has enough prestige or robustness to make it a success.
Then again, it could simply be something to do with the MG6.
Personal imports, would be in my mind prohibitive too, since it would have to pass an SVA for the time it would be introduced. The only reason for personally importing one, I can imagine, would be to have a new 75. So you would have a a LHD car, that would need significant modification to pass emissions, and (depending on which one) may need to drive around with compromised headlights. All the while, with patience, you could pick up a 75/ZT with very low mileage, or even restore one for less money (think of Hursley Hill dealers for potential examples).