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There is some cool news in the automotive industry this week. Nanjing Automobile Co., which purchased MG Rover last year, has said in addition to reviving the MG name they will also revive the line of Austin Healey sports cars. Coolness!
Austin-Healey Coming Back
Healey, Austin-Healey Coming Back
British brands, Chinese owners come to an agreement.
by Marty Padgett (2007-06-12)
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1961 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk 1
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Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation says it's reached a deal with Healey Automobile Consultants Limited, to bring back the Healey and Austin Healey nameplates.
The Chinese company, new owners of the MG Rover brands and their Longbridge, U.K., factory, and the Healey group, "are delighted to announce their intention to collaborate with each other on the future development of the Healey and Austin Healey brands and sports cars bearing their name," according to a press release.
The companies had been in discussions over the future of the nameplates, which were not clear when Nanjing bought the rights to the MG nameplate in 2005.
While Nanjing is busy relaunching the MG project in the U.K., plans for U.S.-built MGs are more hazy. Initially the company had announced an Oklahoma facility to build sportscars under the MG nameplate, but in April Nanjing leadership said the plans were still under discussion.
Healey, Austin-Healey Coming Back
British brands, Chinese owners come to an agreement.
by Marty Padgett (2007-06-12)
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1961 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk 1
1961 Austin-Healey Sprite Mk 1
Click here to find out more!
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation says it's reached a deal with Healey Automobile Consultants Limited, to bring back the Healey and Austin Healey nameplates.
The Chinese company, new owners of the MG Rover brands and their Longbridge, U.K., factory, and the Healey group, "are delighted to announce their intention to collaborate with each other on the future development of the Healey and Austin Healey brands and sports cars bearing their name," according to a press release.
The companies had been in discussions over the future of the nameplates, which were not clear when Nanjing bought the rights to the MG nameplate in 2005.
While Nanjing is busy relaunching the MG project in the U.K., plans for U.S.-built MGs are more hazy. Initially the company had announced an Oklahoma facility to build sportscars under the MG nameplate, but in April Nanjing leadership said the plans were still under discussion.
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