Nanjing Auto Made Another MG5 Concept Car

Nanjing Auto MG5
Nanjing Auto MG5

Last year I wrote wrote a story (updated with many new pics) about the murky times after Nanjing Auto bought the MG brand. It was unclear what Nanjing bought exactly. This uncertainty was mainly caused by Honda, which owned or co-owned several MG-Rover platforms and designs.

Early after the purchase Nanjing Auto showed several new MG’s. One of these cars was the MG5 sedan, which was unveiled on the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. But there was another ‘Chinese’ MG5. A hatchback model was discovered by reader Max Xiao in Anting Motor City in Shanghai. Thank you very much for the pictures!

Continue reading “Nanjing Auto Made Another MG5 Concept Car”

The pseudo-Hongqi from Xi’an.

When  travelling in Xi’an in 1984 I noticed, in front of the fire station in the centre of the city, a strange car, registered 24-05900. Or truck? The front looked like a Hongqi, the wheels were as big as truck wheels. And the wheelbase was very short in regard to the length.

Fire truck in Xi’an, 1984.

Continue reading “The pseudo-Hongqi from Xi’an.”