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has appointed senior SAIC management to head Nanjing Automotive, strengthening
the company and bringing it under stricter SAIC control. Chen
Zhi Xin has been appointed general manager of Nanjing Automobile Corp. Chen was
previously vice-president of SAIC. Earlier, Chen Zhi Xin managed Shanghai Volkswagen
Automotive, a 50-50 joint venture between Volkswagen and SAIC. The
MG division is now under General Manager Huang Ke Ji. He was previously general
manager at Shanghai GM Dongyue Motors. Shanghai GM Dongyue is a joint venture
between General Motors and SAIC. "
SAIC is strengthening the controlling of Nanjing Auto by appointing Mr. Chen and
Mr. Huang," says John Zeng, Senior Market Analyst, Asian Automotive Research,
Global Insight. SAIC
continues to develop the MG brand at its Nanjing Automobile base in Nanjing, under
SAIC leadership. The company will roll out three MG cars this year. Lv
Qiang, spokesperson for Nanjing MG says: " MG 3SW (station wagon) will be
launched after the spring festival." The
MG 3SW launch will be followed by the launch of the MG TF roadster. A third MG
car, the MG3 family sedan will be launched later this year, says Lv.
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