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21st October 2020, 08:15 | #1 |
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How many Chinese 75/ZT's were built ?
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 ?
Nothing more than idle curiosity....
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I’m not sure but I’ve searched for imports in the UK but not found any, as of yet.
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https://carsalesbase.com/china-roewe-750/ https://carsalesbase.com/china-mg7/ Quote:
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).
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I suspect Sonic is thinking that if there were a lot of Chinese 75's sold, that might mean a good ongoing source of parts.
What we don't know is whether Chinese owners run their cars for years (supporting a strong parts market) or if they drive them to death before just binning them. |
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From what I've seen working in China they crash most cars dreadful drivers with few rules to the road that are followed at least!
Never saw many Rowe 750 all the time I was there.
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