MG4 EV
Brand: MG
· made by SAIC Motor Corporation Limited
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Chinese-built electric hatchback marketed under the British MG badge; one of the best-selling affordable EVs in Europe since its 2022 launch. Built on SAIC's dedicated MSP electric platform.
Origin
Headquarters
🇨🇳China
Chinese state-linked automotive manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai; one of the four largest Chinese car-makers. Owner of the MG brand and joint-venture partner of Volkswagen and General Motors in China.
Produced in
🇨🇳China
The MG4 is produced at SAIC's Lingang plant in Shanghai, China, and exported globally. SAIC also operates an MG plant in Rayong, Thailand, but European MG4s come from China. Design work is done at SAIC's Marylebone (London) studio; engineering largely in Shanghai.
Raw materials
Battery cells from CATL (China); steel and aluminium from Chinese suppliers; electronics largely from East Asian sources.
Ownership
🇨🇳
Shanghai government via SAIC Group (~68%)
— based in China
non-EU
SAIC Motor is publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange but its controlling shareholder is SAIC Group, a state-owned enterprise of the Shanghai municipal government. SAIC acquired the MG brand in 2007 via the assets of the bankrupt MG Rover Group (UK). MG vehicles are designed at a studio in Marylebone, London, and engineered at SAIC's Birmingham (Longbridge) technical centre, but virtually all production for global markets takes place in China.
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Information last updated 14 May 2026. Spotted an inaccuracy? Send a correction.