MG was known in the '60s for its sports cars, but, unfortunately for the British brand, it was near bankrupt when Austin Motors bought it. Later, the former Morris Garage automaker ended up in the same boat as Rover when it was bought by BMW, who sold them to Nanjing Automobile from China in 2005. Two years later, in 2007, the new owner was acquired by SAIC, a giant Chinese car maker, who decided to put more money into the British brand and save it. But for that, it had to move the production lines from Longbridge, in the UK, to China. But that wasn't a bad thing after all.

MG was set to improve its European presence and introduced the MG4 crossover EV on the market in 2022, and it was built on top of a newly developed platform.