The current MGF body is built using low-volume techniques which simply don't
scale up to the volumes needed to go into North America. The three biggest
problems are money, money and money.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>; Chris Thompson <ct@cthompson.com>; MG
List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: MG X Cars
> Of course they have to meet the legal requirements for export, but they
> should be used to that. What I thought (as you agree) is the bigger
> problem is not having any sort of a network to sell them through. If
> they're on their own, they'll have to set up a partnership with a
> non-competitor (someone who doesn't already sell something that might
> compete), then they'd have to educate all those dealerships, etc., and it
> could take years.
>
> But if you could buy a "U.S. Export Qualified" car, and ship it over,
> that'd be nice. I wonder if you can order them to "U.S. spec"?
>
> - Tab
>
> At 07:33 AM 1/31/01 -0800, Dan DiBiase wrote:
> >And here lies the problem, Tab - BMW is the former owner and as such I
> >don't see them willing to share space with MG Rover products...
Especially
> >since I believe there are still some negotiations going on between them
> >regarding financial aspects of the purchase... So unless MG Rover cut a
> >deal with another manufacturer, they'd have to set up a network from
> >scratch.... Also, there are safety regulations to consider as well. Don't
> >think the EC standards are as rigorous/ridiculous (you pick) as ours,
> >although if the engine is indeed similar to the Integra's, from an
> >emissions perspective, it should be okay....
> >
> >--- Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com> wrote:
> >It'll have to piggyback on whoever the current owner is (bmw?) because
> >there are no "mg" dealers per se.
> >
> >
> >
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