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JC Campbell has relocated its MG business to a new £2m dealership on a two-acre site in Newry, Northern Ireland. Established in 1945 by Jim Campbell, the business was an early dealer of British Leyland. In the 1970s Jim’s son, Colin, entered the family business and paved the way for new partnerships with Rover, Citroën and Honda. Today, the third-generation ...

Luscombe MG Leeds has been recognised as the UK’s biggest dealer for MG vehicles for the second successive year. The trophy for ‘Best Volume Individual Dealer’ was presented at MG’s Annual Dealer Conference in Windsor. The dealership sold 1,740 MGs this year – 10% up on last year. Luscombe’s Leeds is a two-franchise car dealership based in Hunslet, Leeds, specialising ...

Drive Motor Retail’s MG site in Leicester has expanded its partnership with local race team, Sharpe Racing, becoming the headline sponsor of the entire team. This sponsorship will see Drive branding featured across team vehicles and official team wear. The partnership builds upon the collaboration which started in 2023 with MG ZR racer Chase Sharpe, who is a member of ...

Drive Motor Retail, will open a new MG dealership in Leamington Spa on 1 November. The showroom will showcase five of the latest MG models and complement Leamington Spa’s existing Vauxhall site. Blake Carter, sales manager at MG Leamington Spa: “As we prepare to open Drive MG in Leamington Spa, I’m excited to step into my role as Sales Manager ...

MG is generating 21% of all brand-new EV enquires, according to the latest data on Auto Trader. MG is followed by BMW (8.9%) and Nissan (5.2%). Auto Trader’s top three most in demand brand-new EVs in October are the MG4 (9.2% of enquiries), MG5 (5.5%), and MG ZS (4.9%). Demand is helped by a range of offers, with the average ...

The UK’s most reliable car brand is Mini and the least reliable is MG, according to new research from What Car? This is based on feedback from 29,967 car owners who filled in the 2024 What Car? Reliability Survey, conducted in association with MotorEasy. The data covered 31 brands and 199 different models. With a brand reliability rating of 98.3%, ...

Evans Halshaw is opening a new MG car dealership in Banbury 1 October. Evans Halshaw MG Banbury will be the second franchise within the business. The new MG site will operate as a Cyberster retailer – MGs new EV sports car – comprising a Cyberster lounge. The leadership team and all Evans Halshaw associates are being retained and trained in full ...

MG has the highest proportion of EV owners of any car brands offering ICE engines in their model mix, according to JudgeService. The research involved 5,700 consumers and found EVs represent 41% of MG ownership. 46% of the brand’s customers have petrol models. Neil Addley, MD of JudgeService, said: “With carmakers focussed on hitting their ZEV Mandate obligations for new ...

John Clark Motor Group (JCMG) is to represent MG in Perty, joining its existing MG business in Dundee. Located at 168 Dunkeld Road, Perth, the new showroom will offer a full range of services, including new and used car sales, aftersales and parts. Chris Clark, Group Managing Director, said: “We are thrilled to be expanding our MG representation in Scotland ...

European demand for BEVs slowed in H1 as Tesla and Volkswagen lost ground to BMW and  Chinese OEMs. JATO Dynamics’ data for 28 European countries revealed that new passenger car registrations increased by just 4.4% between January and June 2024, compared to the same period last year, with volume increasing from 6,559,213 units in H1 2023, to 6,847,842 units in ...