It used to be a British brand. As early as 1877, the ROVER company was founded as a joint venture by John Camp Starley and William Sutton. Now it is a Chinese car brand originating from the United Kingdom. , the company is famous for producing the famous MG series convertible sports cars. In April 2005, the company went bankrupt. On July 22, 2005, Nanjing Automobile Group Co., Ltd. successfully acquired the British MG Rover Motor Company, setting a precedent for a Chinese enterprise to acquire a famous foreign automobile company. The merged company was called Nanjing MG Automobile Co., Ltd. The new company reintegrates the assets and resources of the original British MG Rover Company and Nanjing Automobile Group, integrating world-class process equipment, R&D facilities, vehicle engine manufacturing technology, top technical management talents, and the MG brand. The company after the merger was called Nanjing MG Motor

In April 2007, Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (SAIC) fully acquired Nanjing Automobile Group, thus becoming the new owner of the MG brand. MG Motor has successively put into production MG7 series, MG6 series, MG3 series, MG TF sports car and other series of models. The products are sold both domestically and internationally. The base for the Chinese market is in Nanjing, and the base for the international market is in Longbridge, England. On March 26, 2011, SAIC Motor officially announced that the MG3 was officially launched.