| 词条 | MG Sports and Racing Europe |
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|name=MG Sports and Racing Europe |logo= |type= |foundation=29 January 2007 |defunct=12 February 2010 |founder=William Riley |location=Eardiston, near Tenbury Wells, England |key_people=William Riley |industry=Automotive |products=Automobile |revenue= |operating_income= |net_income= |parent= |num_employees= |owner= |homepage=http://www.mg-x-power.com/ |footnotes= }} MG Sports and Racing Europe Limited was a British automotive company based in Eardiston, Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. The company was founded by William Riley, who acquired assets of the MG Sport and Racing subsidiary of MG Rover Group after its demise, with the intention of restarting production of the MG XPower SV sportscar,[1] renamed MG XPower WR. The company was registered on 29 January 2007.[2]{{Better source|reason=forums are not suitable references|date=July 2010}} In December 2009, it was reported in the press[3] that no new cars had been manufactured by MG Sports and Racing Europe since its founding, and that employment tribunal proceedings had been initiated by two employees for non-payment of wages. Riley was also arrested by police in 2009 on suspicion of theft of an XPower WR car previously sold to a Canadian businessman who had been working on behalf of the company. The Police charges against Mr William Riley were dropped and he was awarded damages against the police.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} The case brought by two former employees is under investigation with court cases against both employees for attempting to obtain money for work not carried out.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} Riley's use of the "MG" trademark resulted in a legal dispute with Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation, which had also acquired assets of the defunct MG Rover Group.[4] This case was won by Nanjing in February 2010.[5] Consequently, the company name was changed to Sports and Racing Europe Ltd. in March 2010. ModelsThe company announced a revised version of the MG XPower SV, renamed the XPower WR, in April 2008. Later the same year a convertible variant with a Kevlar bodyshell, the MG XPower SV-S WRC, was announced.[6] External links
References1. ^{{cite news |title=MG is back on the road |date=2008-04-08 |publisher=Midland Newspapers Limited |work=Birmingham Mail |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/04/08/mg-is-back-on-the-road-97319-20735653/ |accessdate=2009-09-15}} {{motorvehicle-company-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=180404 |title=MG Sports & Racing Europe Ltd & TVR MG XPOWER (All merged threads) - MG-Rover.org Forums |publisher=Forums.mg-rover.org |date= |accessdate=2010-06-26}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/automotive-business/2009/12/31/x-power-dream-turns-sour-for-mg-sports-and-will-riley-65233-25502951/|title=X Power dream turns sour for MG Sports and Will Riley|last=Chadwick|first=Edward |date=2009-12-31|work=Birmingham Post|accessdate=4 January 2010}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a227419e-4a2d-11dd-891a-000077b07658.html|title=Battle over MG badge shifts up a gear|last=Murphy|first=Megan|date=2008-07-05|work=Financial Times|accessdate=4 January 2010}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/8525609.stm|title=Car maker wins MG trademark battle |date=2010-02-19|work=news.bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=22 February 2010}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=MG X-Power SV-S WRC Is The Drop Top British Supercar|url=http://jalopnik.com/5059502/|date=2008-10-06|work=jalopnik.com}} 2 : British brands|Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United Kingdom |
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