SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorMG Rover Group
Founded2006
Headquarters
Marylebone, London
,
England, United Kingdom
ProductsAutomobile engineering
£2.3m
Number of employees
16 (2020)
ParentSAIC Motor
WebsiteSAIC Motor UK

SAIC Motor Technical Centre (also known as SMTC UK) is the European subsidiary of the Chinese automaker SAIC Motor via SAIC Motor UK Holdings. SAIC Motor also controls MG Motor UK for sales and distribution, but is independent of the technical subsidiary.

History

SAIC Motor UK formed when SAIC Motor bought out MG Motor from Nanjing Automobile in 2006.

SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre is a subsidiary of the SAIC holding company, and evolved from the Ricardo 2010 consultancy that was working with SAIC including devleping the Roewe models and helping production of the Rover KV6 engine in China. In 2007 it formally transferred into SMTC.[1]

In 2019 there were large scale redundancies to the technical teams as SAIC downsized the SMTC in Longbridge.[2]

Brands under SAIC UK

Operations

Research and development

MG Motor UK HQ - SAIC UK Technical & Design Centre

SAIC Motor UK was the major developer of MG and Roewe cars for SAIC.[3][4] Its best known developed car is the MG 6.

References

  1. ^ "Ricardo unit transfers R&D venture to SAIC". Electronic Design. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base". Autocar. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ "MG". SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Roewe". SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links

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