[Real_I_Hate_China]

Nanjing is respecting MG's heritage by making the TF in the UK.

How many TF roadsters? a couple thousands per year?

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

15000 TF initially.

There is no market for 15K TF roadsters/year.

What you are realistically looking at is a small-scale production of a couple thousands per year as a token gesture, then flood the Euro market with Chinese made vehicles.

Much the same way BMW and VW kept the interior and finish of Rolls and Bentley in the UK, even though all major mechanical components are shipped from Germany.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

Well, there was a market for 15K TF per year, that was before MGR went down.

MG Rover's annual sales was 100K before going bankrupt.

You are telling me 1/7th of all outputs were TF roadsters????

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

In 2004, MG Rover sold 10,017 TF roadsters

Your source please??? It's not in the provided link.

You are confusing TF roadster(aka convertable) with TF Coupe. Convertables always sell in fraction of hardtop coupes. We are looking at an annual sales of a couple thousand convertables produced at LongBridge at maximum, as all TF Coupes are supposed to be produced in the US.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

OK, I admit my mistake on this one. MG TF started out as a convertable.

I was thinking in US terms....