>And even if the current MG models could meet US regs, there are plenty
>of other issues involved. They'd have to roll out a dealer and service
>network. There were apparently potential legal landmines out there as
>well from dealers who were previous MG shops.
>I also recall a statement to the effect that the fact that the US was
>MG's largest market is also the reason they couldn't sell them here.
>They simply didn't have the resources to produce the cars in sufficient
>volume at that point to make an economic go of it in the US.
Not entirely true on either account:
1) The factory believes that 23 years have passed since the cessation of
business in the US and that no court would likely uphold any ruling
against MGR. Also, they are a DIFFERENT business entity, not the one
that ceased doing business in 1980.
Currently, the factory has plenty of spare capacity. They are capable of
nearly 300,000 cars (just MGs) a year and are only doing about 150,000
(as of July 2002).
Regards,
Lew Palmer
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