MG Zero concept launched at Beijing

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MG has one of the most tumult histories out of all automakers. The British sports car manufacturer was founded back in 1924. They went through a significant number of changes in the modern days, going from being owned by the British Aerospace between 1988 and 1994 to being owned by BMW between 1994 and 2000 and being part of the MG Rover corporation between 2000 and 2005. Unfortunately things did not go well at all and the automaker with which all British people were proud came to being bought by the Chinese fellows of SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation).

At the 2010 Beijing Motor Show that took place this month, the Chinese owned MG could not miss out for obvious reasons. They presented a new supermini concept named the MG Zero.

The MG Zero was developed in the United Kingdom by the MG global design team, based in Birmingham, led by British MG design director Anthony Williams-Kenny. The Chinese owned company was careful enough to avoid offering technical details about the MG Zero. They were keener on saying how the MG Zero ``will appeal to a wide audience across the global market``.

Having a length of 4 meters, the MG Zero will most likely reach production state next year, as it is one of those almost production ready sort of concept. The MG Zero will most likely be offered with a sporty turbocharged inline four cylinders engine as well as some regular, small displacement naturally aspirated petrol engines.

The MG Zero will probably named MG3 when it reaches the market and could go on sale in China first, with the European markets to follow one year later.