Australia MG Motor started selling cars in Australia since 2013 through a direct factory-backed operation, instead of local distributor-led operation. Between 2013 and 2016, the brand sold a single model, the MG6, with the MG3, MG6, and the GS joining in 2016. In the country, the brand went from selling just 600 cars in 2017 to 58,346 units in 2023, becoming the seventh best-selling brand in Australia. The brand's popularity in the country were widely attributed to its competitive pricing.
Continental Europe , Scotland MG Motor started its sales operations in
continental Europe in late 2019 separate from its UK operations, when company established SAIC Motor Europe B.V. and a European headquarter in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, MG started selling the ZS EV in late 2019, and also sells its models through the Woonexpress home furnishings group's outlets. In February 2020, MG entered Norway, which has a mature electric vehicle market. Later that year, MG expanded to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, and Luxembourg. In 2021, MG entered Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Portugal. In November 2022, MG Motor merged its European and UK operations into a single business. Electric vehicles are MG Motor's strength in the market, as unlike other manufacturers, SAIC is not restricted on
traction battery supply and production volume. , MG Motor asserted its position of not having official presence in the Russian market, due to the complications of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. In June 2024, the
European Commission imposed an additional 38.1 percent
import duty on top of the existing 15 percent to SAIC Motor electric vehicles imported to the
European Union, including MG Motor, following EU's anti-subsidy investigation into SAIC and other Chinese manufacturers. The tariffs subjected to SAIC vehicles are the highest among Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers that are affected. SAIC MG released a statement condemning the decision, noting that the tariffs are a form of unfair market discrimination that went against the principles of
free trade. MG reported that it delivered 231,818 vehicles in the European market in 2023. On 26 June, after receiving more information from the SAIC, the EU reduced the proposed tariffs from 38.1 percent to 37.6 percent. In July 2024, SAIC issued a statement stating that it would formally request the European Commission to hold a hearing on the anti-subsidy investigation. It was reported that 7 out of every 10 cars exported from China to Europe in 2024 (up to September) are from MG. Zhu Yong, the deputy general manager of SAIC Passenger Vehicle, remarked that, "we don't make money in China, but we can still make money internationally even if tariffs are added."
Russia MG Motor debuted in Russia in April 2024. MG vehicles in Russia are distributed by local company Mir-Distributor.
India MG-branded vehicles are manufactured and distributed by
MG Motor India, a SAIC Motor subsidiary, which was established in 2017 and started operations in 2019. The company acquired a former
General Motors facility in
Halol, Gujarat. It is the only region where MG acquired models from
SAIC-GM-Wuling, such as the MG Hector, MG Comet EV and MG Windsor EV which are rebadged
Baojun 530,
Wuling Air EV and
Baojun Yunduo respectively. In November 2023, the company entered into a strategic joint venture with
JSW Group, which allowed the latter to acquire 35% in the company due to restriction by the Indian government of receiving funding from China. Following the tie-up, the company was renamed to JSW MG Motor India.
Mexico MG Motor entered the Mexican market in late 2020. From October 2020 to April 2021, the brand opened 34 dealerships in the country and has sold over 2,000 vehicles. In 2023, the brand sold 60,128 units in the country, representing an increase of 25 percent compared to 2022. In that year, MG became the eighth best-selling brand in Mexico with a market share of 4.4 percent.
Middle East MG vehicles officially sold in the
GCC market are imported and distributed by Auto Class Cars in
Qatar, Inter Emirates Motors in the
UAE, Zayani Motors of
Bahrain, Jiad Modern Motors of
Saudi Arabia, Mohsin Haider Darwish of
Oman and Adel Alghanim Automotive in
Kuwait.
Morocco MG vehicles are being distributed in Morocco by
Abdul Latif Jameel since early 2023, making it MG Motors’ first market on the African continent under its current incarnation.
Pakistan MG vehicles are assembled and distributed in Pakistan by MG JW Automobile Pakistan, part of local company JW Auto Park owned by local businessman
Javed Afridi. In 2020, it introduced three SUVs in Pakistan, namely the
MG HS,
ZS and
ZS EV. The company set up an assembly plant in
Raiwind,
Lahore, which also assembles MG electric cars alongside the petrol-powered cars.
Southeast Asia Thailand MG vehicles in Thailand are locally assembled in
Chonburi by SAIC Motor-CP Co., Ltd., a joint venture between SAIC Motor (51 percent) Thai conglomerate
Charoen Pokphand (49 percent). MG vehicles are distributed in Thailand by MG Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The brand debuted in the country in March 2014 at the
Bangkok Motor Show.
Indonesia MG Motor entered the Indonesian market in March 2020 under PT SAIC Motor Indonesia, a subsidiary of SAIC. In February 2024, MG Motor started assembling electric vehicles in a facility owned by another SAIC subsidiary,
SGMW Motor Indonesia, which include the
MG4 EV and
MG ZS EV.
Philippines MG operated in the Philippine market in 2015 until 2018 under Morris Garages Philippines. From October 2018 to July 2023, The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI) was the distributor and importer of MG brand vehicles, with a network of 42 dealerships nationwide. On 1 August 2023, SAIC Motor Philippines, Inc. (SMP), a subsidiary of SAIC became the new distributor and importer of MG products and services, with a total of 44 MG-branded dealerships across the country.
Singapore In Singapore, Eurokars Group was appointed the official distributor of MG cars in October 2019 and launched two models, the electric MG ZS EV and the MG HS SUV, at the 2020 Singapore Motorshow. ==Motorsport==