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[brrm]

Nanjing Automobile Group (who own MG after MG-Rover's collapse) has decided to backronymify MG. Originally, it stood for Morris Garages - a Morris dealer in Oxford which used to customize Morris cars to produce sportier versions.

Now it stands for...

Modern Gentleman.

Urgh.

Nanjing’s Zhang Xin has commented that the firm "wants Chinese consumers to know this brand as Modern Gentleman, to see that this brand represents grace and style."

Comments

[frodomorris.livejournal.com]

It's a bit sad that the Morris garage (longwall street, on the corner of holywell street) has almost nothing to draw attention to the fact that it's the centre of the Oxfordshire performance motorcar industry and the home of one of Britain's most respected (erm, forgot the word erstwhile) car marques. Still, it's not exactly in the correct place for a motor museum :-)

[brrm.livejournal.com]

You know that's all a false front, and that New College accommodation is right behind it?

[frodomorris.livejournal.com]

I thought it was magd accommodation, but yes I knew that :-(. I say we build a British Motor Museum in the New College grounds; I know that it.support@new will be amenable ;-)