MG records best sales month ever in Australia

Chinese carmaker MG has had its best sales month ever, selling almost 4000 cars in Australia for the first time since the brand arrived here in 2016.

According to February’s new car sales figures, MG sold 3767 units last month, up 25 per cent on this time last year – cementing its position as a top-10 brand.

Out of its three model-strong lineup, made up of the HS and ZS SUVs and MG3 city car, the ZS delivered the best result, as it has done solidly for the last six months.

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In February the ZS, which can be had either with a 1.5-litre petrol engine, 1.3-litre turbo-petrol or an electric motor, was Australia’s sixth most popular car with 1953 sales – up 50 per cent from 651 in February 2021.

The MG3 meanwhile, despite dropping back out of the top 10 after appearing for the first time in January, also sold well last month – notching up 1437 sales versus 1313 in February 2021, up nine per cent. The HS in comparison was the poorer sibling, selling just 377 units, down six per cent on this time in 2021.

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According to MG, while it is working amongst challenging market conditions when it comes to supply just like other carmakers, particularly on the logistics side, it isn’t as badly affected by shortages and has still managed to land almost 4000 cars a month in Australia for the last year.

It plans to continue landing similar volumes moving forward into 2022, beginning with its HS Plus EV plug-in hybrid in January and facelifted ZS EV in July.

"MG recorded its best month of sales ever in February, topping 3700 units for the first time in the company’s local history," a spokesperson told Wheels.

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“We’ve got really good numbers, we’ve got around 4000 cars coming in a month. We’re selling every single one we can get. The supply is only limited by the number on the ship and the slots we can get – there are no plans to modify the specifications of any Australian- or New Zealand-bound MG products.

"We will continue to work hard to fulfil the extraordinary demand for MG products by our loyal customers.”

Last year was also a big one for MG, finding its place as a regular in the top 10 sales chart for the first time and rounding off the 12 months with 39,025 sales. And in July 2021 it also received its first ever full shipment of vehicles to Port Kembla in New South Wales.