The Chinese-owned Renault 5 rival will be built in Europe. Where and when?
MG has confirmed the MG Go electric supermini will be assembled at SAIC's new plant in Ferrol, Spain, from 2028. The first cars will come from China from late 2027.
MG, the British brand owned by China's SAIC, is preparing a rival for the Renault 5, VW ID. Polo and electric Mini Cooper. Now we also know where it will be built: MG has confirmed, according to Autocar and EV Powered (27 October 2026), that the MG Go will be assembled at a new plant in Ferrol, Spain, from 2028.
What was confirmed
The first MG Go cars, expected towards the end of 2027, will come from a SAIC plant in China. Production then moves to Spain towards the end of 2028. Initially the plant will assemble kits shipped from China, with no stamping, body-in-white or paint shop. The MG Go was shown as a concept this summer at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and was designed at SAIC's London studio under Jozef Kabaň.
The Galicia plant
MG officially announced the plant on 2 June 2026: an investment of around €200 million, more than 2,000 jobs across Europe and capacity for up to 120,000 vehicles a year. Ferrol is already the port through which MG cars shipped from China enter Europe.
What we know about the car
The UK press expects the MG Go to use the MG4 Urban's front-wheel-drive E3 platform with a motor of about 150 hp. The expected UK price is around £20,000. MG has not yet confirmed batteries or range.
Why Spain
SAIC pays the EU's highest extra tariff on Chinese-built EVs, 35.3%, on top of the standard 10%. A European plant lets it avoid those tariffs, as Leapmotor and Chery have also done in Spain.
What it means for drivers
If MG can bring the Go in at close to €20,000, the small-EV segment gets even more crowded, alongside the Renault 5, Twingo and ID. Polo. More competition means pressure on prices. Just not right away: the first cars are only due towards the end of 2027.
