Roewe

Roewe
Company typeDivision
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters,
Area served
China
ProductsAutomobiles
ParentSAIC Motor
Websitewww.roewe.com.cn
Roewe
Simplified Chinese荣威
Traditional Chinese榮威
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRóngwēi
Wade–GilesJung2-wei1
IPA[ʐʊ̌ŋwu̯éɪ̯]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWìhngwāi
JyutpingWing4 wai1

Roewe (Chinese: 荣威; pinyin: Róngwēi) is an automotive brand owned by the Chinese automaker SAIC Motor since 2006. Roewe vehicles were initially based on technology acquired from defunct British carmaker MG Rover.[1] SAIC was unable to purchase the rights to the Rover brand name (which was retained by BMW, subsequently sold to Ford and ultimately returned to Jaguar Land Rover) and created the Roewe marque as a replacement.[2] Roewe vehicles are sold in most export markets outside China under the MG marque.

  1. ^ "Rover becomes 'Roewe'". The Daily Telegraph. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
  2. ^ Adams, Keith (19 September 2008). "Roewe 750". AROnline. Retrieved 19 April 2011.