SAIC says MG European plant 'will lead to higher costs'

MG4 orange 2022 during testing — The MG4 would likely to be built in a SAIC European factory.

July 29, 2023 05:57 AM

LONDON -- MG has admitted it will probably cost the company more to build cars in a planned European factory compared with China but says the benefits will outweigh the negatives.

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