The Birmingham Post reports that Chinese-built MG TF sports cars will finally roll off production lines in Nanjing on May 20.

 

The newspaper said that Nanjing Automobile (NAC) confirmed the date to a group of British journalists during a tour of production facilities.

 

The date is four months ahead of the expected relaunch of production of the twoseater at Longbridge.

 

Yang Junhu, vice general manger of Nanjing MG, said: "It is a very exciting time for us - we started work on this in 2005 and we think the car will be popular."

 

The success of the car in China may have a bearing on what happens at Longbridge. While confidence in MG in China is strong, in Europe there are fears the brand may have difficulty re-establishing itself, the report noted.

 

The MG TF is based on a design which first appeared on UK roads back in 1995.

From: just-auto.com editorial team