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MG is a British sports car brand founded in 1924.

The brand was in continuous use (barring the years of the Second World War) for 56 years after its inception. Production of predominantly two-seater sports cars was concentrated at a factory in Abingdon, some 10 miles south of Oxford. During the 1960s, the MG badge was used on a sportier version of the Austin 1300 family saloon. In the autumn of 1980, however, the Abingdon factory closed and MG B production ceased.

Between 1982 and 1991, the MG marque was revived and used for faster versions of Austin Rover's Metro, Maestro and Montego ranges. After a year, the MG marque was revived again for the MG RV8 -- which was an updated MGB Roadster with a Range Rover V8 engine, which was produced in low volumes.

The revival came in 1995, when the high volume MG F two-seater roadster was launched which was an immediate hit with buyers. MG became one half of the MG Rover group in May 2000, when BMW sold off the huge Rover Group. This arrangement saw the return of MG badges on sportier Rover-based products, but production ceased in April 2005 when MG Rover went bankrupt.