La fusion de SAIC-NAC n'a toujours pas été annoncée par un communiqué officiel ou par voie de presse mais il semble que les négociations soient toujours en cours...et plus longues que prévues.
Keith Adams (Austin-Rover.co.uk) affirme que l'un des modèles haut de gamme développé conjointement par SsangYong et SAIC (qui possède 51 % des parts de SsangYong) est potentiellement celui qui devrait porter le badge MG pour entrer en concurrence avec le concept BMW CS/gran turismo.
Ce modèle serait dérivé de la SsangYong Wz :
Source : Austin-Rover.co.uk
Extrait qui révèle quelques caractéristiques "haut de gamme" du modèle doté d'un
moteur 3.6 V6 double turbo... :
"SsangYong say that Wz stands for “World Class, World Standard, World Premium Zenith.” The Wz is a fraction longer than the current Mercedes-Benz S-Class but SsangYong describe the car as a “sports sedan” which demonstrates the company’s “will to manufacture a premium large-sized sedan that can compete with world class luxury sedans in the global market based on quality and performance with cutting edge technology.”
A number of Automotive Industry pundits have implied that SsangYong’s aspirations for the Wz might be a tad ambitious. However, SsangYong and SAIC Motor clearly intend the Wz to define the standards for the other models currently under development and the concept features a
3.6 V6 GDi twin turbo engine producing 365PS, All Wheel Drive mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission with a manual override, a Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), self-levelling Electronic Air Suspension (EAS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and the Around Monitoring System (AMS) – this last feature uses camera sensors to identify obstacles around the vehicle when parking and entering road junctions."