SAIC/MG begins cooperation with the Russians.

[Yevgen K]

I fully support the Ukraine defence against the Russian invasion and look forward to the eventual Russia economic collapse ..... if China is no longer buying Russian oil yet China is draining their funds to buy Chinese cars ..... that no doubt will be supported at around the same level as the UK MG supports its customers, I can't see this being a losing thing, but I do understand the frustration any flip in MG's attitude regarding selling to the Russians ..... but it is not financially supporting the Russians ...... I trust the Ukraine no longer buys anything from the USA after their Commander and chief decided to sell them out to the Russians ..... at the moment, until that crazy is locked up, anything marked "Made in the USA" is firmly in the "Do not Buy" category

T1 Terry

Thank you for your support of us.
MG is one of good selling official dealer in Ukraine (mostly because of our local dealers that works well). But I believe this news may change that success to being ignored by buyers, and I think SAIC knew this when it made its decision.

 

[NikLiverpool]

It is slightly ironic that people won't buy a Tesla because of Musk but happily buy Chinese cars, especially SAIC that are state owned.
With everything China is up to including this now.

Agreed on this but should apply to everyone.
If you dig deep down we shouldn't be buying anything from any company.
I can't think of a single big company that has clear background. Everybody has skeletons in the closet.
Should we talk about VW? Porsche and their lovely Tigers?
'comfort' houses operating next to Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi factories? And it goes on and on and on...

 

[T1 Terry]

Keep up the good fight, you are all heroes in the eyes of most of the people of the world, the others don't really matter much, so don't trouble yourself you didn't get all of them to support you.
Everyone deserves to live in peace in their own country and no one has the right to try and take away that freedom for some ideological and idiotic reason......

T1 Terry

 

[JohnV6]

Fully agree

 

[LenEV2016]

Agreed on this but should apply to everyone.
If you dig deep down we shouldn't be buying anything from any company.
I can't think of a single big company that has clear background. Everybody has skeletons in the closet.
Should we talk about VW? Porsche and their lovely Tigers?
'comfort' houses operating next to Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi factories? And it goes on and on and on...

Agree but there are massive differences between unscrupulous, dangerous business practices and being made a threat to national security, invading other countries waters with their pirate fishing fleets, constant threats and posturing to Taiwan and now Japan as well as their treatment of minorities in their own country, now an open Collab with the Ruskies all of which the Chinese government have undertaken who obviously own SAIC

I would say that is all on another level and for the most part is just brushed under the carpet (as the everything is made there excuse is rolled out) or people already own Chinese products so can't shout about them.

But the virtue signallers all form a queue to have a pop at Musk and shout for a boycott of Tesla products and apart from act like an arse and back up the tango Mussolini he hasn't even come close to scratching the surface of Chinese indiscretions

 

[NikLiverpool]

Is there a difference though between any Chinese company doing business with the ruskies and Mr Musk essentially electing Trump who is selling out Ukraine and all Europe in favour of his mate Putin?

 

[LenEV2016]

Is there a difference though between any Chinese company doing business with the ruskies and Mr Musk essentially electing Trump who is selling out Ukraine and all Europe in favour of his mate Putin?

No not really but there is a huge difference with the Chinese sanctioning the invasion of territorial waters with their fishing fleets, posturing to Taiwan and Japan and the international espionage they are engaged in by being a major state threat to our national security.
And the Chinese company is the government, they own it.

 

[LenEV2016]

Is there a difference though between any Chinese company doing business with the ruskies and Mr Musk essentially electing Trump who is selling out Ukraine and all Europe in favour of his mate Putin?

I agree with nothing trump has done and his policies regards Ukraine are disgusting but Europe needs to step up and take responsibility for our own defence, we have relied far too long on the prospect of America coming to all our rescues should we require it.
Countries have dodged spending on defence knowing the American bases in Europe, as well as ours are there.