MG launches a third model in Europe: the SUV Marvel R
- SAIC, the largest Chinese carmaker (including vehicles assembled in joint ventures), which produces hundreds of thousands of vehicles each year in joint ventures with Volkswagen and General Motors groups, had bought the Rover brand in 2005 (renamed Roewe) and in 2006 the MG brand, both former brands of the British Leyland conglomerate which was the first British carmaker in the 70s before sinking in the 80s and going bankrupt in 2005.
- The Roewe and MG brands have therefore become Chinese brands of the SAIC group, just like Maxus, which arrived later, in 2011. Maxus was also from the British Leyland group, this brand being named LDV.
- MG was the first brand of the SAIC group to enter the European market. After the ZS, a fully electric B-segment SUV, and the HS (or EHS), a PHEV C-segment SUV, MG is launching its third model in Europe, the Marvel R. It is a D-segment SUV 100% electric priced from 40,000 euros to 49,000 euros, making it the cheapest electric SUV in this segment. The model has dimensions comparable to those of a Peugeot 5008 (4.67 m in length). The model is available in two engines, one with 180 hp two-wheel drive allowing a range of 370 km and the other with 288 hp four-wheel drive allowing a range of 400 km (with a battery capacity of 70 kWh).
- Launched in 2018, under the Roewe Marvel RX brand, it has been marketed on the European market since early October 2021. Produced in China, in Pukou (Jiangsu province), it has so far not been very successful in China, as less than 8,000 units should be produced in 2021. We cannot therefore expect large volumes in Europe either, for a brand that is still very little known. Inovev forecasts less than 5,000 units for this model in Europe in 2022.
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