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Toy Kingdom

2024-01-26T04:02:41Z

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{{Short description|Chain of toy stores}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox company |
|name = Toy Kingdom
|logo = ToyKingdom.svg
|logo_size =
|image = Toy Kingdom at SM City Cebu (02-05-2023).jpg
|image_caption = Former Toy Kingdom branch at [[SM City Cebu]]. Now relocated at the second level since November 2023.
|type = [[Subsidiary]]
|owner = [[SM Retail]]
|foundation = 1991
|location = SM Retail Headquarters, J.W. Diokno Boulevard corner Bayshore Ave. [[SM Mall of Asia|MOA Complex]], [[Pasay|Pasay City]], [[Philippines]]
|area_served = Nationwide
|key_people =
|industry = [[Retail]]
|num_employees = 59,000
|products = [[Toy]]s
|homepage = {{URL|http://www.toykingdom.ph/|toykingdom.ph}}
}}

'''International Toyworld Inc.''', [[doing business as]] '''Toy Kingdom''', is a large toy store chain owned and developed by the [[SM Investments|SM Group]] by the late [[Chinese Filipino]] taipan, [[Henry Sy|Henry Sy, Sr.]]. It features a variety of toys, gizmos & gadgets. The first branch opened at [[SM Megamall]] in 1991. Now more than 20 branches are opened inside and outside [[SM Supermalls]]. Aside from the regular Toy Kingdom stores, SM Stores have smaller toy sections called Toy Kingdom Express.

Toy Kingdom's main rivals in the Philippines are [[Toys "R" Us]] (located at several [[Robinsons Malls]], and [[Ayala Malls]])<ref>[http://www.toysrus.com.ph/storelocations/tabid/119/language/en-US/Default.aspx Toys "R" Us Philippines locations]</ref> and ToyTown (with branches at [[Glorietta]], [[Festival Alabang]], and [[Market! Market!]]). Kidz Station (with three locations in [[Makati]] and one at the [[Shangri-La Plaza]] in [[Mandaluyong]]) was also a rival store until Toys "R" Us acquired them on November 2010.

Toy Kingdom holds the biennial major event Toy Expo Philippines, which gathers toy brands to showcase their latest offerings through exhibit set-ups and activities. A free-admission event, usually held during August at the [[SMX Convention Center]] in the [[Mall of asia complex|Mall of Asia Complex]], Toy Expo Philippines started in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mommyfleur.com/2012/08/29/toy-kingdoms-toy-expo-2012/|title=TOY KINGDOM’S TOY EXPO 2012|date=August 29, 2012|website=Mommy Fleur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/toy-expo-philippines-2014.html|title=TOY EXPO PHILIPPINES 2014|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9fPs86EWoY|title=Toy Kingdom Toy Expo Philippines 2014|date=August 14, 2014|website=YouTube: ToyKingdomPH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/Toy-Expo-2016.html|title=TOY EXPO 2016|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref> It held its 4th edition in 2018 from August 24 to 26 participated by brands such as [[Peppa Pig]], [[My Little Pony]], [[Play-Doh]], [[Shopkins]], [[Littlest Pet Shop]], [[PAW Patrol]], [[Super Wings]], and many more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://manilastandard.net/lifestyle/home-living/273666/amazing-toy-expo2018.html|title=Amazing toy expo|date=August 22, 2018|work=The Manila Standard}}</ref>

==Toy Kingdom Amazing Card==
It is a loyalty program in which members get to earn rewards points, big savings, and are entitled to exclusive privileges throughout the membership period. Simply avail the Toy Kingdom Amazing Kit at any Toy Kingdom mall branch, fill up and submit the membership form, and get your Toy Kingdom Amazing Card once the payment has been completed.

==See also==
*[[Toys "R" Us|Toys "R" Us Philippines]], Toy Kingdom's main competitor

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.toykingdom.ph/ Toy Kingdom] The official website of Toy Kingdom
* [http://thesmstore.com/ The SM Store]. The official website of The SM Store
* [http://www.smprime.com/ SM Prime Holdings]. The official website of the parent company.

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[[Category:Retail companies established in 1991]]
[[Category:Retail companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Toy companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:SM Prime]]
[[Category:Toy retailers]]
[[Category:Companies based in Pasay]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in the Philippines]]

SAIC Motor

2023-12-06T12:27:25Z

158.62.54.218: /* 2010 to present */

{{Short description|Chinese automotive manufacturing company}}
{{About|the Chinese automotive company|similarly-named companies|SAIC (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Motor Corporation Limited
| native_name = {{nowrap|上海汽车集团股份有限公司}}
| logo = SAIC Motor.svg
| logo_size = 130px
| image = SAIC Building at Weihai Road-20220828.jpg
| image_caption = SAIC Building, which is the administration headquarters, [[Jing'an District]]
| module = {{Chinese|child=yes|t=上海汽車集團股份有限公司|s=上海汽车集团股份有限公司|p=Shànghǎi Qìchē Jítuán Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī|l=Shanghai Automotive Group Joint-stock Limited Corporation|altname=Abbreviation|t2=上汽集團|s2=上汽集团|p2=Shàngqì Jítuán|l2=|order=st}}
| type = [[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]]
| traded_as = {{SSE|600104}}
| slogan =
| foundation = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Start date and age|1955}} as Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Components Company}}{{Start date and age|1995}} as Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (Group) {{Start date and age|2011}} as SAIC Motor Corporation Limited
| founder =
| location_city = [[Anting, Shanghai]]
| location_country = China
| location =
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|Chen Hong|([[Chairman]] of the Board of Directors)|Shen Xiaosu|(Chairman of the Board of Supervisors)|Wang Xiaoqiu|([[President (corporate title)|President]])}}
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = [[Automobile]]s, [[commercial vehicle]]s
| production = 5,400,000 units (2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autoline.tv/journal/?p=80361 |title=Autoline Daily |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>
| revenue = {{currency|796.18B|CNY}} billion (2020) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saicmotor.com/english/images/investor_relations/annual_report/2021/8/6/C764301F93D64F7FA65D07F86FF15020.pdf |title=SAIC MOTOR CORPORATION LIMITED Annual Report 2020 |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>
| operating_income =
| net_income = {{currency|20,431,037,480|CNY}} (2020)
| assets = {{currency|919,414,755,790 |CNY}} (2020)
| num_employees = 204,815 (2020)
| parent = Shanghai's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (71.2%)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zhao |first=Hejun |title=Shanghai's Slow Boat to State Asset Reform |publisher=Caixin |date=22 October 2010 |url=http://english.caing.com/2010-10-22/100191435.html |access-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309132526/http://english.caing.com/2010-10-22/100191435.html |archive-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| divisions = {{ubl|[[Maxus]]|[[Roewe]]|[[MG Motor]]|[[Nanjing Automobile]]}}
| subsid = {{Collapsible list|title=List|
* [[SAIC Motor UK]]
** [[MG Motor]]
** [[LDV Group|Eco Concept]]
* [[Nanjing Automobile]]
** [[Nanjing Automobile|Soyat]]
* Nanjing Iveco Auto Co Ltd
* [[SAIC Iveco Hongyan]] (56.96%)
* [[SAIC-GM-Wuling]] (50.1%)
** [[Baojun]]
* [[SAIC Volkswagen]] (50%)
* [[SAIC-GM]] (50%)
* [[Sunwin Bus]] (50%)
International:
* [[SAIC USA]]}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.saicmotor.com/english/}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}

'''SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd.''' (formerly '''Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation''') is a Chinese [[State-owned enterprises of China|state-owned]] automobile manufacturer headquartered in [[Anting]], [[Shanghai]]. Founded in 1955,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/SAIC-Motor-Corp.-Ltd|title=SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd.|website=Nikkei Asia}}</ref> it is currently the largest of the "[[Automotive industry in China|Big Four]]" state-owned car manufacturers of China, namely: SAIC Motor, [[FAW Group]], [[Dongfeng Motor Corporation]], and [[Changan Automobile]], with car sales of 5.37 million, 3.50 million, 3.28 million and 2.30 million in 2021 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20220114/20220114A018HJ00.html|title = 2021全年汽车销量出炉，上汽卫冕，三家民营车企挤入前十_腾讯新闻}}</ref>

The company produces and sells vehicles under its own branding, such as [[IM Motors|IM]], [[Maxus]], [[MG Motor|MG]], [[Rising Auto|Rising]], [[Roewe]], [[Baojun]] (under [[SAIC-GM-Wuling|SGMW]]), [[Wuling Motors|Wuling]] (under SGMW), as well as under foreign-branded joint ventures such as SAIC-Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi) and SAIC-General Motors (Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac). In 2021, domestic-branded cars took 52% of sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saicmotor.com/english/latest_news/saic_motor/56955.shtml|title = Saic Motor}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=AM车镜 |url=https://chejiahao.autohome.com.cn/info/10233350 |title=2021年，东风集团汽车销量为327.5_车家号_发现车生活_汽车之家 |publisher=Chejiahao.autohome.com.cn |date=2022-02-07 |access-date=2022-08-07}}</ref>

It is currently a Fortune Global 100 company, ranked 60 on the list.{{when|date=June 2022}} Including [[SGMW]], it is also the third largest plug-in electric vehicle (BEV and PHEV) company and second largest BEV company in the world, with 10.5% and 13% global market share respectively in 2021, selling under brand names such as Wuling, Baojun, Maxus, MG, Roewe and [[Rising Auto|Rising]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://insideevs.com/news/564800/world-top-oem-sales-2021/ | title=World's Top 5 EV Automotive Groups Ranked by Sales: 2021 }}</ref>

SAIC traces its origins to the early years of the Chinese automobile industry in the 1940s, and SAIC was one of the few carmakers in [[History of the People's Republic of China (1949–1976)|Mao's China]], making the [[Shanghai SH760]].<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/12544893 The home team: Indigenous carmakers are working their way up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413064047/http://www.economist.com/node/12544893 |date=13 April 2011 }} economist.com, 13 November 2008</ref> Currently, it participates in the oldest surviving sino-foreign car making [[joint venture]], with [[Volkswagen]], and in addition has had a joint venture with [[General Motors]] since 1998. SAIC products sell under a variety of [[brand name]]s, including those of its joint venture partners. Two notable brands owned by SAIC itself are [[MG Motor|MG]], a historic British car marque, and [[Roewe]].

==History==
[[File:Shanghai 1964 (14677829658).jpg|thumb|A 1964 [[Shanghai SH760]], Shanghai's automotive mainstay for over 25 years]]

===Origins to 2000===
Although it has a long history, originating from an automobile assembly factory established in Shanghai sometime around World War II, SAIC, unlike domestic rivals [[FAW Group]] and [[Dongfeng Motors]], has only recently attained a position of prominence in the Chinese vehicle industry.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Richter | first = Frank-Jürgen | title = The dragon millennium: Chinese business in the coming world economy | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2000 | pages = 65–69 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&q=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA65 | isbn = 9781567203530 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603081320/http://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&lpg=PA65&dq=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA65 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> A small company in the 1970s,<ref>{{Cite book | last = Richter | first = Frank-Jürgen | title = The dragon millennium: Chinese business in the coming world economy | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2000 | page = 66 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&q=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA66 | isbn = 9781567203530 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603170442/http://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&lpg=PA65&dq=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA66 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> SAIC owes its rise to more than an increase in domestic demand for passenger vehicles.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} A cooperative agreement made with Volkswagen in 1984<ref>Richter, pp. 67.</ref> followed by the formal establishment of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co Ltd in March 1985<ref name=cen12107/> allowed it to produce competitive cars with foreign technology. Early success at SAIC may also be a result of guidance provided by local Shanghai authorities; at one time SAIC was simply an extension of the Shanghai Municipal government.<ref name=shangmuni/> For these two reasons and more, SAIC grew swiftly. In the 11 years leading to 1996, annual production capacity increased ten-fold to 300,000 units/year, and the company established itself as one of the leading Chinese automakers.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Richter | first = Frank-Jürgen | title = The dragon millennium: Chinese business in the coming world economy | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2000 | page = 68 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&q=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA68 | isbn = 9781567203530 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603171151/http://books.google.com/books?id=Jbml6D5VDp4C&lpg=PA65&dq=%22Shanghai%20Car%20Plant%22&pg=PA68 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref>

During this period, SAIC effectively built an entire modern automotive component supply chain in Shanghai from scratch,<ref>{{Cite book | last = Yasheng | first = Huang | title = Selling China: foreign direct investment during the reform era | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2003 | page = 264 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=r-3jrizudrAC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA264 | isbn = 9780521814287 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603072520/http://books.google.com/books?id=r-3jrizudrAC&lpg=PA265&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA264 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> and the number and quality of locally produced auto parts rose significantly.<ref name=twopagespread/> Cars that were previously assembled in China from [[knock-down kit]]s provisioned by Volkswagen<ref>{{Cite book | last = Thun | first = Eric | title = Changing lanes in China: foreign direct investment, local government, and auto sector development | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2006 | page = 102 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA102 | isbn = 9780521843829 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603165059/http://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&lpg=PA103&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA102 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> became products built from parts produced in Shanghai,<ref name=localp/> and between 1990 and 1996 the city more than doubled its contribution to the national output of automotive components.<ref name=twopagespread>{{Cite book | last = Yasheng | first = Huang | title = Selling China: foreign direct investment during the reform era | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2003 | pages = 264–265 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=r-3jrizudrAC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA264 | isbn = 9780521814287 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603072520/http://books.google.com/books?id=r-3jrizudrAC&lpg=PA265&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA264 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> In 1987, the only local parts used in one car, the [[Volkswagen Santana]], were tires, radio, and antenna,<ref>{{Cite book | last = Thun | first = Eric | title = Changing lanes in China: foreign direct investment, local government, and auto sector development | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2006 | page = 104 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA104 | isbn = 9780521843829 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603175930/http://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&lpg=PA103&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA104 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> but by 1998 over 90% of the components used in its manufacture were locally sourced.<ref name=localp>{{Cite book | last1 = Chiu | first1 = Becky | last2 = Lewis | first2 = Mervyn | title = Reforming China's state-owned enterprises and banks | publisher = Edward Elgar Publishing | series = New horizons in money and finance | year = 2006 | page = 310 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-GTCsC6AqVUC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA310 | isbn = 9781843767589 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603172452/http://books.google.com/books?id=-GTCsC6AqVUC&lpg=PA310&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA310 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> A goal set by the Shanghai Municipal government,<ref name=shangmuni>{{Cite book | last = Thun | first = Eric | title = Changing lanes in China: foreign direct investment, local government, and auto sector development | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2006 | page = 103 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA103 | isbn = 9780521843829 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130603105810/http://books.google.com/books?id=Oej72nssLcUC&lpg=PA103&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA103 | archive-date = 3 June 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> creation of a local parts industry is an example of the influence that the local government has had on the development of SAIC.

In June 1997, SAIC formed a second major joint venture, Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd, with General Motors.<ref name=cen12107/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/business/global/05gm.htm|title=G.M. Expects Asia Deals to Raise $400 Million|access-date=12 May 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 December 2009}}</ref> The new joint venture began operations in 1998, and helped to drive a doubling in SAIC's vehicle production between 2000 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Chiu | first1 = Becky | last2 = Lewis | first2 = Mervyn | title = Reforming China's state-owned enterprises and banks | publisher = Edward Elgar Publishing | series = New horizons in money and finance | year = 2006 | page = 309 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-GTCsC6AqVUC&q=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA309 | isbn = 9781843767589 | access-date = 5 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141025050527/http://books.google.com/books?id=-GTCsC6AqVUC&lpg=PA310&dq=SAIC%20shanghai&pg=PA309 | archive-date = 25 October 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> Initially partnering with foreign automakers, creating joint ventures with component suppliers, such as the American [[Visteon]],<ref>{{cite news | title = Visteon's Global Electronics Platforms Launched on Shanghai GM's ''Chevrolet New Sail'' | publisher = Visteon Corp | date = 25 February 2010 | url = http://www.visteon.com/media/newsroom/2010/100225_story1.html | access-date = 4 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032511/http://www.visteon.com/media/newsroom/2010/100225_story1.html | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref> may now help underpin SAIC success.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}

===2000 to 2010===
At the start of the 2000s, SAIC made several acquisitions in Korea. In 2002 it participated in GM's purchase of Korean automaker Daewoo, acquiring a 10% stake in the newly formed GM Daewoo company for US$59.7 million,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/14/business/auto-venture-in-korea.html|title=Auto Venture in Korea|access-date=14 April 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 October 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527211251/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/14/business/auto-venture-in-korea.html|archive-date=27 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and in 2004 it also assumed control of an ailing South Korean automaker, [[SsangYong Motor Company|SsangYong Motor]], paying US$500 million for 48.9% ownership of the company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/110673.htm|title=SAIC Takes on Ssangyong Motors|access-date=14 April 2011|newspaper=China Daily|date=29 October 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011105210/http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/110673.htm|archive-date=11 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Around this time SAIC created a new holding company for its subsidiaries employed in passenger car production, Shanghai Automotive Group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4050707.stm|title=Chinese auto firm looks overseas|access-date=14 April 2011|work=BBC News|date=29 November 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408044206/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4050707.stm|archive-date=8 April 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the middle of the decade, SAIC attempted to acquire the British automaker [[MG Rover]], but in 2005 was outbid by another Chinese automaker, [[Nanjing Automobile]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Rover sold to Nanjing Automobile | publisher = BBC | date = 23 July 2005  | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4708739.stm | access-date = 4 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102052934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4708739.stm | archive-date = 2 November 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> SAIC did manage to obtain some MG Rover technology that was incorporated into a new line of luxury sedans sold under the [[Roewe]] marque,<ref>{{cite news | title = China debut for Rover-based car | publisher = BBC | date = 20 November 2006  | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/6167414.stm | access-date = 4 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140110094328/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/6167414.stm | archive-date = 10 January 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> and it subsequently purchased the winning bidder.<ref>"[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSHKG26551320091125 REFILE-UPDATE 2-SAIC to make MG 6 in UK, upbeat on own-brand car]" Reuters, 25 November 2009 </ref>

While the company saw sales success in the late 2000s, with 2.72 million vehicles sold in 2009,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chinaautoweb.com/auto-companies/saic-shanghai-automotive-industry-corporation/ |title=SAIC: Company Profile |publisher=ChinaAutoWeb.com |access-date=11 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722042206/http://chinaautoweb.com/auto-companies/saic-shanghai-automotive-industry-corporation/ |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> its 2004 purchase of an ownership stake in a Korean SUV-maker, Ssangyong, soured. In January 2009, after an additional US$45 million was provided to it by SAIC, SsangYong Motor Company was placed into [[receivership]] in Korea.<ref>{{cite news | last = Kitchen | first = Michael | title = Korean auto maker Ssangyong enters receivership | newspaper = MarketWatch | date = 9 January 2009  | url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/koreas-ssangyong-files-for-court-receivership?siteid=rss | access-date = 4 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110607224209/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/koreas-ssangyong-files-for-court-receivership?siteid=rss | archive-date = 7 June 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> Courts might have mandated SAIC reduce its ownership, and by 2010 a 51.33% share of the Korean company had become a 10% one.<ref>For court-ordered destruction of SAIC ownership and 51.33% stake, see {{cite news | last = Seo | first = Eun-kyung | title = UPDATE 1-Court backs Ssangyong plan, shares briefly halted | work = Reuters | date = 17 December 2009  | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/ssangyong-idUSTOE5BG05H20091217 | access-date = 5 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130325214744/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/17/ssangyong-idUSTOE5BG05H20091217 | archive-date = 25 March 2013 | url-status = live }}
*For 2010 ten percent stake, see {{cite news | title = Ssangyong Motor up for sale, India's Mahindra eyes bid | work = Reuters | date = 14 May 2010  | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/ssangyong-mahindra-idUSTOE64C04M20100514 | access-date = 5 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120711000630/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/14/ssangyong-mahindra-idUSTOE64C04M20100514 | archive-date = 11 July 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> The 2009 Ssangyong failure also saw riot police quell protesting Ssangyong workers who staged a 77-day-long [[strike action|sit in]].<ref>{{cite news | title = S Korea factory occupation ends | publisher = BBC | date =  6 August 2009 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8187542.stm | access-date = 5 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130711030528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8187542.stm | archive-date = 11 July 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> SAIC may have benefitted from exposure to some technology from Mercedes that Ssangyong controlled during this time.<ref>For possible benefit from exposure to technology, see {{cite news| last =김| first =동환| script-title =ko:'먹튀 논란' 상하이車 반박 "쌍용車 주장 근거없어"| language =ko| publisher =아시아경제| date =20 January 2009| url =http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009011607170963927&nvr=y| access-date =5 January 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120220152742/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009011607170963927&nvr=y| archive-date =20 February 2012| url-status =live}}
*For Mercedes technology in Ssongyang hands, see {{Citation | title = DaimlerBenz Annual Report 1991 | year = 1991 | page = 30 | publisher = Daimer AG | url = http://www.cms.daimler.com/Projects/c2c/channel/documents/1364426_1991_Daimler_Benz_Annual_Report.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020031507/http://www.cms.daimler.com/Projects/c2c/channel/documents/1364426_1991_Daimler_Benz_Annual_Report.pdf | archive-date = 20 October 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.chosun.com/hbjee/2008/12/30/%EB%B3%B8%EB%AC%B8%EC%8A%A4%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%A9-%EB%91%90-%EC%96%BC%EA%B5%B4%EC%9D%98-%EC%83%81%ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%B0%A8%E8%BB%8A/|title=[본문스크랩] 두 얼굴의 상하이차(車) - China Inside|website=blogs.chosun.com}}</ref>

===2010 to present===
In 2010, SAIC produced 3.58 million units, the largest output of any China-based automaker that year.<ref>[http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/01/china-car-market-101-who-makes-all-those-18-million-cars/ China Car Market 101: Who Makes All Those 19 Million Cars?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122000252/http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/01/china-car-market-101-who-makes-all-those-18-million-cars/ |date=22 January 2011 }} thetruthaboutcars.com, 19 January 2011</ref>

In June 2010, Magneti Marelli and Shanghai Automobile Gear Works (SAGW) officially launched a new joint venture plant in the Jiading district near Shanghai, China. SAGW, the main Chinese manufacturer of transmissions for the automotive sector, is a subsidiary of SAIC Motor.

In February 2011, SAIC unveiled a new commercial vehicles marque, [[Maxus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saicgroup.com/english/xwzx/16161.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420131554/http://www.saicgroup.com/english/xwzx/16161.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2011|title=SAIC unveils first international brand|access-date=15 April 2011|publisher=Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation}}
*{{cite news|url=http://en.ce.cn/Insight/201104/12/t20110412_22358167.shtml|title=SAIC's MAXUS Datong vying for global market|access-date=15 April 2011|publisher=China Economic News|date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320034833/http://en.ce.cn/Insight/201104/12/t20110412_22358167.shtml|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 April 2011, vehicle assembly resumed at the MG Motor UK [[Longbridge plant]] as the first [[MG 6]] to be produced in the United Kingdom came off the production line,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Video-New-MG6-Sports-Car-Rolls-Out-Of-Birminghams-Longbridge-Factory-Six-Years-After-Plant-Closed/Article/201104215971486?lpos=Business_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__5&lid=ARTICLE_15971486_Video%3B_New_MG6_Sports_Car_Rolls_Out_Of_Birminghams_Longbridge_Factory_Six_Years_After_Plant_Closed|title=New MG Sports Rolls Out Of Longbridge Plant|access-date=14 April 2011|publisher=Sky News|date=13 April 2011}}</ref> but ended in 2016 when SAIC moved production to China.<ref>{{cite web |title=MG to end UK car production at Longbridge with switch to China |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37449289 |website=BBC |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=23 September 2016}}</ref> it retained a technical subsidiary [[SAIC Motor UK]] on site until 2019.

In 2011, SAIC produced 3.97 million vehicles, the largest output of any China-based automaker that year.<ref name=CAAM1>{{cite conference | title = 2011年前十家乘用车生产企业销量排名 | publisher = China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) | date = 20 January 2012 | url = http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20120120/0905067439.html | access-date = 19 August 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120820031815/http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20120120/0905067439.html | archive-date = 20 August 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In June 2012, SAIC's United States-based subsidiary Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp USA, Inc. opened a new North American Operations Center in Birmingham, Michigan.<ref name=cradet28612>{{cite news|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120628/FREE/120629915|title=China's Shanghai Automotive Industries opens office in Birmingham|access-date=2 July 2012|publisher=Crain's Detroit Business|date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news | title=Chinese Creating New Auto Niche Within Detroit | date=14 May 2013 | author=VLASIC, BILL | pages=A1}}</ref><ref name=aftnews28612>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftermarketnews.com/Item/102113/saic_usa_opens_new_north_american_operations_center_in_michigan.aspx|title=SAIC USA Opens New North American Operations Center in Michigan|access-date=2 July 2012|publisher=Aftermarket News|date=28 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025131636/http://aftermarketnews.com/Item/102113/saic_usa_opens_new_north_american_operations_center_in_michigan.aspx|archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening ceremony was attended by [[Rick Snyder]], [[Governor of Michigan]], Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, and senior executives from General Motors and SAIC Motor.<ref name=aftnews28612/> The 30,000-square-foot, three-story facility will house nearly 100 staff and focus on sourcing components.<ref name=cradet28612 />

In 2012, SAIC retained its top spot among domestic rivals by producing around 3.5 million units.<ref>{{cite web | title=2012年12月分车型前十家生产企业销量排名 | url=http://www.caam.org.cn/zhengche/20130114/0905085491.html | publisher=China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) | date=14 January 2013 | access-date=15 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030711/http://caam.org.cn/zhengche/20130114/0905085491.html | archive-date=15 January 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, [[Audi]] and [[SAIC Group]] announced their partnership that the EV platform from IM Motors will be introduced into Audi's electric models. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=Audi officially welcomes Chinese partnership |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/audi-officially-welcomes-chinese-partnership |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=CarExpert |language=en}}</ref>

On July 19, 2023, SAIC's [[Philippines|Philippine]] subsidiary SAIC Motor Philippines, Inc. has appointed the new distributor and importer of MG vehicles and services in the country with launch of the all-new 2024 MG4 EV and MG Marvel R for the local market by October 2023. Aside from importation, distribution, and aftersales operations, SMP’s functions also include the management of MG’s dealership network in the Philippines. This is currently composed of 42 authorized dealer locations nationwide and, in his speech, Jiang noted the addition of four more dealerships before the close of 2023, and a goal to have 60 MG dealerships running by 2025. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=SAIC Motor Philippines Takes Over MG Brand, To Launch 3 Full EVs By Q4 2023
|url=https://www.carguide.ph/2023/07/saic-motor-philippines-takes-over-mg.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=CarGuide.ph|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=SAIC Motor to launch 2024 MG Marvel R, MG ZS EV, MG4 EV in PH |url=https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/saic-motor-to-launch-2024-mg-marvel-r-mg-zs-ev-mg4-ev-in-ph.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=[[AutoIndustriya.com]]|language=en}}</ref>

===Mergers and company name-changes===
The present-day SAIC is the product of numerous mergers and corporate re-structurings. ''Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Components Company'' was founded in December 1955.<ref name=cen12107>{{cite news|url=http://en.ce.cn/Insight/200701/12/t20070112_10073471.shtml|title=Roewe: A homegrown brand with brilliant origin|access-date=14 April 2011|publisher=China Economic Net|date=12 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320034954/http://en.ce.cn/Insight/200701/12/t20070112_10073471.shtml|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 1958, ''Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Components Company'' and ''Shanghai Powertrain Equipment Manufacturing Company'' were merged into ''Shanghai Powertrain Machinery Manufacturing Company''.<ref name=cen12107/> In January 1960, ''Shanghai Powertrain Machinery Manufacturing Company'' was renamed ''Shanghai Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Company''.<ref name=cen12107/> In April 1969, ''Shanghai Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Company'' was renamed ''Shanghai Tractor Industry Company''. ''Shanghai Automobile & Tractor Company'' was established in July 1984.<ref name=cen12107/> In March 1990, ''Shanghai Automobile & Tractor Company'' was renamed ''Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation''.<ref name=cen12107/> ''Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (Group)'' was founded in September 1995.<ref name=cen12107/>

==Brands==
SAIC sells vehicles under a variety of [[brand]]s. Brand names that are exclusive to SAIC include [[IM Motors|IM]], [[Maxus]], [[MG Motor|MG]], [[Rising Auto|Rising]], [[Roewe]], [[Baojun]], [[Wuling Motors|Wuling]], [[SAIC Hongyan|Hongyan]], Sunwin<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=SAIC MOTOR |url=https://www.saicmotor.com/english/products/photos/index.shtml |access-date=2022-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219222334/https://www.saicmotor.com/english/products/photos/index.shtml |archive-date=19 December 2022 }}</ref>

{{see also|List of SAIC vehicles}}

=== IM ===
{{Main|IM Motors}}

SAIC launched a luxury EV brand "IM" (dubbed "Zhiji Motor" in Chinese) jointly developed with Shanghai's [[Pudong New Area]] government and [[Alibaba Group|Alibaba]] on January 13, 2021. According to SAIC Motor, "IM" stands for Intelligence in Motion.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 January 2021 |title=SAIC, Alibaba-backed premium EV brand "IM" makes world's debut |url=http://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/Detail/70017904.html |access-date=13 January 2021 |work=Volvo Group}}</ref><gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:IM L7 2022010101.jpg|[[IM L7]]
File:2021 IM LS7.jpg|[[IM LS7]]
File:IM LS6 008.jpg|[[IM LS6]]
</gallery>

===MG===
{{Main|MG Motor}}
MG Motor designs (in UK and Shanghai), develops and markets cars sold under the [[MG marque]] while vehicle manufacturing takes place at its factories in China, Thailand and India. MG Motor is the largest importer of Chinese made cars into the United Kingdom.<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:MG 7 II 001.jpg|[[MG7|MG 7]]
File:MG 6 Pro 004.jpg|[[MG6 (automobile)|MG 6 II]]
File:MG Pilot IMG001.jpg|[[MG HS]]
</gallery>

=== Rising Auto ===
{{Main|Rising Auto}}

Rising Auto (Feifan, 飞凡汽车), formerly R Brand,<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-11-11 |title=SAIC renamed its R brand to Feifan and sold 2000 EVs in October |url=https://carnewschina.com/2021/11/11/saic-renamed-its-r-brand-to-feifan-and-sold-2000-evs-in-october/ |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=CarNewsChina.com |language=en-US}}</ref> is an offshoot of SAIC's Roewe brand dedicated to new energy vehicles and intelligent vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title=SAIC Motor's R brand rolls out new tech brand 'R-TECH' |url=https://autonews.gasgoo.com/Detail2020.aspx?ClassId=2&ArticleId=70018097 |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=Gasgoo}}</ref> Early products are rebadged Roewes with the R7 crossover being the first original product. The upcoming following product is the F7 compact executive sedan.

<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Roewe R Marvel R IMG001.jpg|[[Rising Auto Marvel R]]
File:Rising Auto R7 003.jpg|[[Rising Auto R7]]
File:Rising Auto F7 2023072301.jpg|[[Rising Auto F7]]
</gallery>

=== Roewe ===
{{Main|Roewe}}
Roewe was introduced by SAIC in 2006. It is sold in most export markets outside China under the [[MG Motor]] marque.<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Roewe D7 EV 001.jpg|[[Roewe D7]]
File:Roewe eRX5 III 007.jpg|[[Roewe RX5]]
File:Roewe RX9 001.jpg|[[Roewe RX9]]
</gallery>

=== Wuling/Baojun (SAIC-GM-Wuling) ===
{{Main|SAIC-GM-Wuling}}
{{Main|Baojun}}

A [[joint venture]] between SAIC, [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], and [[Wuling Motors|Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co Ltd.]] Based in [[Liuzhou]], [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]], in [[southwestern China]], it makes commercial and consumer vehicles sold in China under the [[Wuling Motors|Wuling]] and [[Baojun]] brands. SGMW has recently found great success as an electric vehicle manufacturer — as of 2021, the venture's [[Wuling Hongguang Mini EV]] city car is the best-selling electric car in China by volume.<ref>{{cite web |title=China: Wuling Sold 29,000 Hong Guang MINI EV In June 2021 |url=https://insideevs.com/news/521728/china-wuling-ev-sales-june2021/ |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=InsideEVs |language=en}}</ref> <gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Wuling Xingchen 001.jpg|[[Wuling Asta]]
File:五菱宏光mini EV 9733 1.jpg|[[Wuling Hongguang Mini EV]]
File:Baojun E300 20210208.jpg|[[Baojun E300]]
</gallery>

===Maxus===
{{Main|Maxus}}

Maxus was formed in 2011 following the acquisition of [[LDV Group]] by SAIC in 2010,<ref name="cct1">{{cite news |date=3 March 2011 |title=SAIC launched new brand Maxus for vans |publisher=China Car Times |url=http://www.chinacartimes.com/2011/03/03/saic-launched-new-brand-maxus-for-vans/ |url-status=dead |access-date=3 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722064840/http://www.chinacartimes.com/2011/03/03/saic-launched-new-brand-maxus-for-vans/ |archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> and produces MPVs, pickup trucks, and SUVs for both domestic sale and global export. <gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Maxus G20 005.jpg|[[Maxus G20]]
File:2019 SAIC Maxus T70.jpg|[[Maxus T70]]
File:Maxus D60 001.jpg|[[Maxus D60]]
</gallery>

===Hongyan===
{{Main|SAIC Hongyan}}

SAIC Hongyan was established in January 2003 as Chongqing Hongyan and traces its origins back to a Chinese manufacturer established in 1965. The company is focused on producing heavy trucks.<ref name="fiat">{{cite web |title=A LONG STANDING, STRONG, RELIABLE SINO-ITALIAN TEAM |url=http://www.iveco.com.cn/en/iveco/html_en/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512061141/http://www.iveco.com.cn/en/iveco/html_en/history.html |archive-date=12 May 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011 |work=Iveco}}</ref>

<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Public Transport Maintenance 3-39 at Lücunnanzhan (20180701164149).jpg|Hongyan Genlyon
</gallery>

=== Sunwin ===
{{main|Sunwin}}
SAIC Sunwin is a brand specialized in producing passenger buses<ref>{{cite web |date=28 April 2010 |title=1,500 buses from Volvo to World Expo |url=https://www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-media/news/2010/apr/news-81562.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325214424/http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/newsmedia/corpnews/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=81562&News.Language=en-gb |archive-date=25 March 2013 |access-date=12 February 2012 |work=Volvo Group}}</ref> and [[trolleybus]]es.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/1909272861/|title=New and improved electric buses for route 26|website=SHINE}}</ref>
<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:11 S0Q-0026.jpg|Sunwin iev10
File:SWB6120V4LE S2B-055.JPG|Sunwin SWB6120V4LE, based on Volvo B7RLE chassis
</gallery>

== Joint ventures ==
SAIC participates in cooperative efforts with foreign automakers that see the products of large international companies such as General Motors and Volkswagen made and sold in China.

The following is only a partial list.

=== Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive ===
{{Main|SAIC Volkswagen}}A [[joint venture]] between SAIC and [[Volkswagen Group]]. It was founded in 1984 and produces cars under the Volkswagen, Skoda, and Audi brands. <gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:2019 SAIC-Volkswagen Lavida.jpg|Volkswagen Lavida
File:Skoda Octavia Pro IMG001.jpg|Skoda Octavia Pro
File:Audi A7L 001.jpg|Audi A7L
</gallery>

=== Shanghai General Motors Corporation ===
{{Main|SAIC-GM}}
This joint venture between SAIC and [[General Motors]] manufactures and sells [[Chevrolet]], [[Buick]], and [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] brand automobiles in [[Mainland China]].

<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Chevrolet Menlo EV 002.jpg|Chevrolet Menlo
File:Buick Enlave Chinese version 001.jpg|Buick Enclave II
File:Cadillac CT6 facelift 001.jpg|Cadillac CT6
</gallery>

=== Nanjing Iveco Auto Co Ltd ("New Naveco") ===
{{Main|Nanjing Automobile}}

<gallery widths="200" heights="120">
File:Naveco (Nanjing Iveco) Daily Ousheng 001.jpg|Iveco Daily Ousheng
</gallery>

=== SAIC-Charoen Pokphand ===
SAIC produces MG Motors vehicles through this joint venture with [[Charoen Pokphand]] for their Thailand subsidiary.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP|url=https://www.cpgroupglobal.com/News/nDetail/articleid/37|access-date=2021-09-10|website=www.cpgroupglobal.com}}</ref>

=== Technomous ===
Established with Austrian technology provider [https://www.tttech-auto.com/ TTTech] in 2018 for Intelligent and Autonomous Driving solutions.<ref>{{cite web|title=SAIC MOTOR|url=https://www.saicmotor.com/english/latest_news/saic_motor/50510.shtml|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.saicmotor.com}}</ref>

== Sales ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+SAIC group sales by brand (joint-venture brands excluded)<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOME {{!}} Automotive Industry Portal MarkLines {{!}} Portal |url=https://www.marklines.com/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.marklines.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=上汽集团官网 |url=https://www.saicmotor.com/chinese/tzzgx/jbqk/xssj/index.shtml |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www.saicmotor.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022年中国车销量排行榜，中国车销量查询 - 车主之家 |url=https://xl.16888.com/brand-1-202201-202212-1.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=xl.16888.com}}</ref>
!
!'''Total'''
![[MG Motor|MG]]
![[Roewe]]
![[Rising Auto|Rising]]
![[Maxus|Maxus/LDV]]
![[SAIC-GM-Wuling|Wuling]]
![[Baojun]]
![[IM Motors|iM]]
![[SAIC Hongyan|Hongyan]]
!Sunwin
|-
!2010
|1,424,513
|29,603
|131,027
| -
| -
|1,157,258
| -
| -
|33,258
|3,098
|-
!2011
|1,433,387
|50,349
|112,825
| -
|2,833
|1,210,824
|21,854
| -
|31,500
|3,152
|-
!2012
|1,659,973
|79,343
|122,952
| -
|7,076
|1,503,868
|80,323
| -
|17,008
| 3,250
|-
!2013
|1,884,112
|83,896
|152,705
| -
|11,032
|1,349,964
|100,500
| -
|28,008
|3,783
|-
!2014
|2,051,240
|64,651
|126,590
| -
|21,016
|1,628,493
|181,586
| -
|25,000
| 3,866
|-
!2015
|2,272,961
|83,294
|99,350
| -
|35,071
|1,541,516
|502,872
| -
|8,708
|2,103
|-
!2016
|2,533,586
|98,714
|241,026
| -
|46,145
|1,369,618
|760,559
| -
|15,517
|2,007
|-
!2017
|2,811,224
|158,574
|385,235
| -
|71,117
|1,138,726
|1,016,342
| -
|40,017
|1,213
|-
!2018
|2,957,136
|270,647
|466,608
| -
|84,017
|1,197,932
|879,077
| -
|58,037
|818
|-
!2019
|2,621,117
|298,000
|428,597
| -
|153,024
|1,078,234
|604,026
| -
|58,077
|1,159
|-
!2020
|2,575,775
|310,000
|384,321
| -
|192,617
|1,184,088
|422,550
| -
|80,077
|2,122
|-
!2021
|2,811,922
|471,992
|343,283
|14,241
|232,844
|1,470,783
|214,947
| -
|63,007
|825
|-
!2022
|2,784,581
|571,887
|286,018
|29,780
|214,155
|1,524,960
|105,084
|5,000
| 13,107
|2,009
|}

==Facilities==
[[File:MG Motor UK HQ - SAIC UK Technical & Design Centre.jpeg|thumb|right|MG Motor UK HQ – SAIC UK Technical & Design Centre]]

SAIC has numerous production facilities in China, including sites in: [[Chongqing]], [[Liuzhou]], [[Qingdao]], [[Shanghai]], [[Shenyang]], and [[Yantai]].<ref name=intro>{{cite web
|title = Introduction of SAIC
|work = SAIC
|url = http://www.saicgroup.com/English/sqjt/gsjs/index.shtml
|access-date = 13 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529020940/https://www.saicgroup.com/English/sqjt/gsjs/index.shtml
|archive-date = 29 May 2011
}}</ref> It also had an assembly plant in the United Kingdom, the [[Longbridge plant]],<ref>{{cite news
| last = Pomfret
| first = James
| title = China's premier promotes Sino-UK trade synergies
| work = Reuters
| date = 26 June 2011
| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-china-idUSL6E7HQ00W20110626
| access-date = 13 July 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110702035449/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/26/britain-china-idUSL6E7HQ00W20110626
| archive-date = 2 July 2011
| url-status = live
}}</ref> It also has a plant in [[Chonburi]], Thailand, [[Cikarang]], Indonesia, [[Halol]], India and in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.

===Research and development===
SAIC operated a large research and development centre in the United Kingdom, the [[SAIC Motor UK|SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre]], which as of 2012 employed around 275 engineers and 25 designers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/About.aspx?page=1|title=About SMTC UK|access-date=28 March 2012|publisher=SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426140652/http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/About.aspx?page=1|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref> The UK Technical Centre was the principal site worldwide for the development of MG cars,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/Brand.aspx?page=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426110237/http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/Brand.aspx?page=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2012|title=MG|access-date=28 March 2012|publisher=SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited}}</ref> also playing a major role in the development of Roewe products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/Brand.aspx?page=4|title=Roewe|access-date=28 March 2012|publisher=SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426110243/http://www.saicmotor.co.uk/Brand.aspx?page=4|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref> However in June 2019, SAIC Motor closed the UK Technical Centre making over 300 engineers redundant in the process.<ref>{{cite web|title=Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/230-jobs-risk-mg-owners-move-downsize-uk-base|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Autocar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Tamlyn|date=2019-05-10|title=Axe hangs over 140 car centre jobs in Longbridge|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/business/axe-hangs-over-140-jobs-16257773|access-date=2021-08-04|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Companies}}
*[[List of automobile manufacturers of China]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|57}}

==External links==
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Kawasaki Motors Philippines

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{{Infobox company
| name = Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corporation
| logo = Kawasaki-logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]
| foundation = 1974
| location = Km. 23 East Service Road, Bo.Cupang, [[Alabang]], [[Muntinlupa]], [[Philippines]]
| key_people = Isao Sudo, President
| industry = [[Motorcycle]]s
| products = Commuter bikes and leisure bikes, [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj]] motorcycles and apparel
| parent = [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] ([[Kawasaki Motors]])
| homepage = {{url|kawasaki.ph}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corporation''' ('''KMPC''' or '''Kawasaki Philippines''') is a subsidiary of [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.]] under the [[Kawasaki Motors|motorcycle]] unit. It manufactures [[Motorcycle|motorcycle/motorcycle parts]], and [[Bicycle|bicycle/bicycle parts]].

Kawasaki Philippines is also the official distributor and assembler of [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj]] in the [[Philippines]].

==Background==
Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corporation, located in [[Muntinlupa]], [[Metro Manila]], is in charge of production and distribution of [[Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki Motors]] in the [[Philippines]].

==Products==

===Current lineup===
*[[Barako-II|Barako]] (2004–present) - 4-stroke 177cc - Business model, available with Kick starter only model / Electric + Kick starter model
**Tough and Powerful (2007)
**Barako II (2013–present)
**Barako III FI (2022–present)
*Fury (New Breed, 2015–present) - 4-stroke 125cc - With electric start underbone model
*Fury RR (New Breed, 2015–present) - 4-stroke 125cc - Mag wheel version plus rear disc brake, and manual hand clutch
*Curve - 4-stroke 112cc - With electric starter scooter model
*KLX 150
*KLX 150L
*KLX 150BF
*Ninja 400
*Z400
*Ninja ZX-25R
*Versys 650 (LE 650E)
*Z650
*Ninja 650
*Ninja ZX-6R

They also assemble (knock-down kits) the following [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj]] models:

*CT100 (2006–present) - new engine 4 stroke business model
*CT100B (2017–present) - new engine
*CT125 (2018–present) - 4-stroke 125-cc business model
*CT150 (2019-present) - New engine
*Rouser NS200 (2015–present) - 4-stroke 200cc - Standard model
*Rouser RS200 (2017–present) - 4-stroke 199.5cc - Standard model
*Rouser NS160 (2018–present) - 4-stroke 160.3cc - Standard model
*Rouser NS125 (2019–present) - 4-stroke 125cc
*Dominar 400UG (2021–present) - 4-stroke 400cc

===Discontinued products===
*AR-80K Liquid Cooled (1996–1998)
*AR-80F Air Cooled
*Aura Classic
*Aura Nexus
*Fury and Fury R, 1st-2nd Gen (2009–2014) - 4-stroke 125cc
*B1-125 (1965–1972)
*HD-1 (197x-198x) - 2-stroke 100cc
*HD-IX (197x-199x) - 2-stroke 100cc
*HD-X (1982–2002) - 2-stroke 100cc
*HD-II (1978–1998)
*HD-III (1982–2007) - 2-stroke 125cc
**Betamax (1982-1992)
**San Ildefonso (1992-1993)
**Kulog (1994-1995)
**Kidlat/CDI 125 (1995-1997)
**Zenki (1998-1999)
**Olympic (2000-2001)
**Brutus 140cc (2000-2005)
**Palakol (2002-2003)
**Tari (2004-2007)
*[[Kawasaki KE100|KE 100]]
*[[Kawasaki KMX|KMX 125]] (199x-200x)
*KRR-150SSR (2003–2005)
*Leo Star 120SR/SSR - 2 stroke 120cc (2003-2006)
*[[Bajaj Kawasaki Wind 125|Bajaj/Kawasaki Wind 125]] (2005–2009) - 4-stroke 125cc
*Bajaj BYK (2005–2006) - 4-stroke 100cc
*Bajaj Caliber 115
*BC 125 (2008)
*Bajaj Discover 135 DTS-i (2009-2019)
*Bajaj Rouser 200 DTS-i (2009-2010)
*Bajaj Rouser 220 DTS-i (2010-2013)
*Discover 100 DTS-i (2013–present)
*CT150 (Boxer) (2013–2020) - 4-stroke 150cc - Business model
*Rouser 135LS (2011–2014) - 4 stroke 135cc - Standard model
*Rouser 180 DTS-i (2013–2018) - 4-stroke 180cc - Standard model
*CT100P - Limited version of CT100
**Avenger 220 (2014–2016) - 4-stroke 220cc - Cruiser

==See also==
* [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine]]
* [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]
* [[Kawasaki motorcycles]]
* [[List of Kawasaki motorcycles]]

==External links==
* [http://www.kawasaki.ph Kawasaki Motors Philippines consumer site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150207095328/http://www.kawasaki.ph/commuter/ Kawasaki Commuter Bikes site]
* [http://www.kawasakileisurebikes.ph/ Kawasaki Leisure Bikes site]

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Diamond-Star Motors

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{{For|the airport serving [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros, Mexico]], assigned the ICAO code MMMA|General Servando Canales International Airport}}
{{short description|Automobile-manufacturing joint venture}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) Manufacturing Division
| logo =Diamond-starmotorslogo.png
| type = Division
| foundation = October 1985
| defunct = November 2015
| location = 100 N. Mitsubishi Motorway, [[Normal, Illinois]] 61761, United States
| key_people = Jerry Berwanger ''(EVP, COO)'' Hideyasu Tagaya ''(Chairman, MMNA)''
| industry = Automobile manufacturing
| products =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 1,900
| parent = [[Mitsubishi Motors North America]]
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com MitsubishiManufacturing.com]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Diamond-Star Motors''' ('''DSM''') was an [[automobile]]-manufacturing [[joint venture]] between the [[Chrysler Corporation]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi Motors Corporation]] (MMC).<ref name="nyt88">[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/05/business/mixing-cultures-on-the-assembly-line.html "Mixing Cultures On the Assembly Line"], John Holusha, ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 5, 1988</ref> The name came from the parent companies' respective [[logo]]s: three ''diamonds'' (Mitsubishi) and a penta''star'' (Chrysler).<ref name="nyt91">[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/15/business/business-people-mitsubishi-executive-joins-chrysler-venture.html " Business People; Mitsubishi Executive Joins Chrysler Venture"], John Holusha, ''The New York Times'', June 15, 1991</ref> Diamond-Star Motors was officially renamed '''Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.''' ('''MMMA''') in 1995, four years after Mitsubishi took sole control of the plant, and from 2002 to 2016 its official name had been '''Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.''' ('''MMNA''') '''Manufacturing Division'''.<ref name="history">[http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/history/index.asp History of MMMA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117105954/http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/history/index.asp |date=2007-01-17 }}, MMMA official website</ref>

In the automotive enthusiast community, ''DSM'', especially used in the singular (e.g. ''a DSM'') generally refers to the original first- and second-generation [[Mitsubishi Eclipse]], [[Eagle Talon]], and [[Plymouth Laser]], which all shared the same Diamond-Star Motors [[vehicle platform]].

== History ==

===Background===
The origins of Diamond-Star Motors can be traced back to 1970 when [[Chrysler Corporation]] took a 15 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors, as part of MMC's strategy of expansion through [[Business alliance|alliances]] with foreign partners. The U.S. company began distributing Mitsubishis as Chrysler-, [[Dodge]]-, and [[Plymouth automobile|Plymouth]]-branded [[captive import]]s (e.g. [[Dodge Colt]]), a successful venture as the [[compact car]]s met consumer demand for smaller and more [[fuel-efficient]] vehicles in the 1970s, filling a gap at the bottom of the Chrysler group's range.<ref name="fund">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Mitsubishi-Motors-Corporation-Company-History.html History of Mitsubishi], Funding Universe</ref>

By 1982, Chrysler was importing 110,000 Mitsubishis annually. However, a minor conflict was forming as the Japanese now wanted to sell directly through their own-[[brand]]ed dealerships. A voluntary [[import quota]] system was in place at this time, restricting the number of cars Japanese [[automaker]]s could bring into the U.S. As the Japanese company began to open its own branded dealerships to sell directly, every imported [[Mitsubishi Cordia|Cordia]], [[Mitsubishi Tredia|Tredia]], and [[Mitsubishi Starion|Starion]] sold by Mitsubishi had to be discounted from Chrysler's allocation.<ref name="fund"/> Another point of contention was that Chrysler had the right of first refusal of any Mitsubishi automobiles in the US market until 1990.<ref name=Ward83>{{citation | title = Ward's Automotive Yearbook 1983 | volume = 45 | date = May 1983 | editor-first = Harry A. | editor-last = Stark | publisher = Ward's Communications | location = Detroit, MI | isbn = 0-910589-00-3 | page = 150 }}</ref>

===Incorporation===
[[Image:90-91 Mitsubishi Eclipse.jpg|thumb|right|A 1990–91 [[Mitsubishi Eclipse|Eclipse]], the first Mitsubishi-badged vehicle built at the Diamond-Star Motors facility]]
[[Image:04-06 Mitsubishi Galant.jpg|thumb|right|The ninth generation of the [[Mitsubishi Galant|Galant]] sedan was originally designed and built exclusively for the North American market, and was MMMA's volume seller.]]
In order to circumvent this, the two partners officially incorporated Diamond-Star Motors in October 1985. An incentive package worth [[US dollar|US$]]274 million, and an intense and controversial lobbying effort by state and local government authorities, meant that [[Illinois]] won the new auto plant,<ref name="illinois">{{cite book | last = Chapman | first = Margaret L. |author2=Arun P. Elhance |author3=John D. Wenum | title = Mitsubishi Motors in Illinois | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | date = 1995 | pages = 129 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OGQ4u2gZKxwC | isbn = 978-0-89930-972-9 }}</ref> and in April 1986 ground was broken on a {{convert|1900000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} production facility in the town of [[Normal, Illinois|Normal]]. The plant was completed in March 1988, with an annual capacity of 240,000 vehicles.<ref name="history"/> In 1989, the workers at the plant formed [[United Auto Workers]] Local 2488, and signed their first contract with the company.<ref>[http://www.bntrades.org/news.php?id=20 "Working Class Voice: Labor Unions in McLean County"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917215933/http://bntrades.org/news.php?id=20 |date=2010-09-17 }}, Chapter 20: UAW 2488, Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly web site</ref>

Initially, three models were produced at this facility. The [[Mitsubishi Eclipse]], [[Plymouth Laser]], and [[Eagle Talon]] were smaller [[2+2 (car body style)|2+2]] sports cars on a new co-designed platform. Models subsequently produced during the next decade included the [[Mitsubishi Mirage]]/[[Dodge Colt|Dodge/Plymouth Colt]]/[[Eagle Summit]] sedans, the [[Mitsubishi Galant]], the [[Dodge Avenger|Dodge Avenger Coupe]]/[[Chrysler Sebring|Chrysler Sebring Coupe]], and the [[Dodge Stratus|Dodge Stratus Coupe]].<ref>[http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/vehicles/index.asp About the vehicles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021023044529/http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/vehicles/index.asp |date=2002-10-23 }}, MMMA official website</ref>

===Departure of Chrysler===
Initially Diamond-Star Motors was a 50-50 [[joint venture]] between Chrysler and Mitsubishi. However, in 1991 the Japanese company purchased its partner's interest, and thereafter the manufacture of Chrysler vehicles was on a contractual basis. Chrysler sold its equity stake to Mitsubishi in 1993, and Diamond-Star Motors was renamed Mitsubishi Motors Manufacturing America (MMMA) on July 1, 1995.<ref name="history"/> Despite the departure, the two companies have maintained various co-operative manufacturing agreements since and considered all vehicle produced until 1995<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.allpar.com/history/mitsubishi.html | title=Mitsubishi and Diamond-Star Motors }}</ref> as Diamond Star Motors.

Formerly, the plant produced vehicles using the American-developed [[Mitsubishi PS platform]], including the [[Mitsubishi Endeavor|Endeavor]], [[Mitsubishi Galant|Galant]], and [[Mitsubishi Eclipse|Eclipse]]. An expansion in 2003 enlarged the plant to {{convert|2400000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/facility/index.asp About the facility] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120907145605/http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/facility/index.asp |date=2012-09-07 }}, MMMA official website</ref> In mid-2012, the plant began producing the [[Mitsubishi ASX]] which is sold in United States as the Outlander Sport. Approximately 1,900 people worked in the highly mechanized plant, alongside approximately 1,000 robots.

===Closure and sale of the plant to Rivian ===
In July 2015, Mitsubishi announced that it would end production at the plant in [[Normal, Illinois|Normal]]. The plant had been operating well below capacity for several years. In 2014, it produced just over 61,000 vehicles out of a capacity of 240,000 vehicles annually. Production would shift to Japan, with Mitsubishi importing all vehicles sold in North America. Mitsubishi said it would try to sell the plant to preserve jobs, but that the plant would be closed by November if no buyer was found.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20150727/OEM01/307279955/mitsubishi-throws-in-towel-on-fading-era | title=Mitsubishi throws in towel on fading era | date=2015-07-29}}</ref> Ultimately a buyer was not found in time, and production ended on the 30th of November. Most of the workers (900 out of 1200) were let go on that date, with the rest staying to build replacement parts until the final closure of the plant in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Union-workers-say-goodbye-to-27-years-at-Mitsubishi-plant-359076501.html | title=Union workers say goodbye to 27 years at Mitsubishi plant | date=2015-11-30 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202174548/http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Union-workers-say-goodbye-to-27-years-at-Mitsubishi-plant-359076501.html | archive-date=2015-12-02 }}</ref> Eventually the plant was sold to Maynards Industries, an auctioning and liquidation firm, with ownership to transfer June 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pekintimes.com/article/20160430/NEWS/160439995 | title=Mitsubishi plant sold | access-date=2016-05-18}}</ref>

Currently, the facility is owned by American electric vehicle startup [[Rivian]], which in 2017 acquired the plant and its contents for $16 million.

==Production==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:10em" | Year
! style="width:15em" | Vehicles
|-
| 1988
| 2,206
|-
| 1989
| 90,609
|-
| 1990
| 148,532
|-
| 1991
| 153,526
|-
| 1992
| 140,156
|-
| 1993
| 135,610
|-
| 1994
| 170,318
|-
| 1995
| 218,507
|-
| 1996
| 193,013
|-
| 1997
| 189,023
|-
| 1998
| 157,364
|-
|1999
|162,199
|-
|2000
|222,414
|-
|2001
|193,780
|-
|2002
|204,234
|-
|2003
|173,872
|-
|2004
|113,253
|-
|2005
|87,791
|-
|2006
|92,499
|-
|2007
|78,771
|-
|2008
|59,018
|-
|2009
|18,502
|-
|2010
|29,375
|-
|2011
|31,114
|-
|2012
|47,837
|-
|2013
|69,766
|-
|2014
|61,974
|-
|2015
|38,186
|-
|2016
| -
|-
|-
|}
{{Refbegin|}}
''(source: [https://archive.today/20130103193811/http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/production/index.asp MMNA Production History] and [https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/content/dam/com/ir_en/pdf/fact/2016/fact_2016.pdf Facts and Figures 2016])''
{{Refend}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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NBCSN

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{{Short description|American sports television channel (1995–2021)}}
{{About|the former American cable home of NBC Sports|the current de facto cable home of NBC Sports|NBC Sports on USA Network}}
{{Redirect|Versus (TV channel)|other uses|Versus (disambiguation){{!}}Versus}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = NBCSN
| logo = NBCSN logo (flat).svg
| logo_size = 180px
| launch_date = {{start date|1995|7|31}}
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] (downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| owner = [[NBCUniversal]] ([[Comcast]])
| parent = [[NBC Sports Group]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = [[Stamford, Connecticut]]
| former_names = Outdoor Life Network (1995–2006) Versus (2006–2011) NBC Sports Network (2012–2013)
| closed_date = {{end date|2021|12|31|br=y}} ({{age in years and days|1995|7|31|2021|12|31}})
| sister_channels = [[NBC]] [[Universo (TV network)|Universo]] [[Golf Channel]] [[NBC Sports Regional Networks]] [[Olympic Channel (United States)|Olympic Channel]] [[USA Network]] [[Syfy]] [[CNBC]]
}}
'''NBCSN''' was an American [[sports television]] [[television channel|channel]] owned by the [[NBC Sports Group]] division of [[NBCUniversal]], a subsidiary of [[Comcast]]. It originally launched on July 1, 1995, as the '''Outdoor Life Network''' ('''OLN'''), which was dedicated to programming primarily involving fishing, hunting, outdoor adventure programs, and outdoor sports. By the turn of the 21st century, OLN became better known for its extensive coverage of the [[Tour de France]] but eventually began covering more "mainstream" sporting events, resulting in its relaunch as '''Versus''' in September 2006.

In 2011, [[Comcast]], the original owner of the network, [[Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast|acquired]] a majority stake in [[NBCUniversal]]. As a result, Comcast merged the operations of its pay channels with those of NBC. In particular, it aligned the operation of its sports channels with [[NBC]]'s sports division, [[NBC Sports]]. On January 1, 2012, Versus was rebranded as the '''NBC Sports Network'''. The branding was later shortened to '''NBCSN'''. By September 15, 2014, most of NBC Sports' operations, including NBCSN, had been moved to facilities in [[Stamford, Connecticut]].

As of February 2020, NBCSN was distributed to 79.879 million homes and was the second most watched cable sports network besides [[ESPN]] (though some sources included [[ESPN2]] as a separate network in those figures).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |title=FS1, NBCSN Seeing Big Dips In Home Distribution Numbers |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2020/01/30/Media/Cable-distribution.aspx |access-date=September 3, 2020 |publisher=Sports Business Daily}}</ref> On January 22, 2021, NBCUniversal announced that the network would cease operations by the end of the year. NBCSN ceased operations on December 31, 2021, with its sports properties moved to [[USA Network]], [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], and other NBCUniversal networks.<ref name=":1" />

==History==
===As the Outdoor Life Network===
The channel originally launched as the '''Outdoor Life Network''' (or '''OLN''') on July 31, 1995;<ref>{{cite news |title=Delays typical for new channel launches |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/95-OCR/BC-1995-09-11-OCR-Page-0046.pdf |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=September 11, 1995 |page=46}}</ref> the name was licensed from ''[[Outdoor Life]]'' magazine. Its programming consisted of hunting, fishing, and outdoor adventure shows. In its early days, the channel reached around one million homes and found most of its carriage via the then-infant platforms of [[direct broadcast satellite]] services and [[digital cable]].<ref name=cnnsi-lance/> The network was one of two (the other being [[Speed (TV network)|Speedvision]]) formed out of a partnership of [[Cox Communications|Cox Cable]] and [[Times Mirror Company|Times Mirror]] which had combined their cable systems operations a year earlier. Outdoor Life was originally planned to have launched at the beginning of July 1995. However, it was delayed when Times Mirror decided to reassess its media holdings. Times Mirror decided to reduce its stake in the two new networks to 10%; bringing Comcast and [[Continental Cablevision]] on as partners. The network initially had trouble gaining carriage and was also broadcast on several [[low power television]] stations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Continental, Comcast join Cox/TM team |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/95-OCR/BC-1995-07-31-OCR-Page-0032.pdf |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=July 31, 1995 |page=30}}</ref>

In 1999, OLN acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the [[Tour de France]] for US$3 million. Coverage of the ''Tour'' on OLN brought substantially greater viewership to the then fledgling channel, due in part to the then-growing popularity of American rider [[Lance Armstrong]]. In [[2004 Tour de France|2004]], where Armstrong would aim for a record-breaking sixth straight Tour de France title, OLN would devote over 344 hours in July to coverage of the ''Tour'', along with documentaries and other original programming surrounding the event – which was promoted through a $20 million advertising campaign.<ref name="sbd-oln-tdf">{{Cite web |last=Bernstien |first=Andy |title=No word could describe the Tour de France, so OLN made one up |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2004/05/20040531/Media/No-Word-Could-Describe-The-Tour-De-France-So-OLN-Made-One-Up.aspx?hl=YES%20Network&sc=0 |access-date=January 2, 2012 |publisher=Sports Business Journal}}</ref>

Overall, while its coverage of the Tour de France helped OLN expand its carriage to over 60 million homes, rumors surrounding Armstrong's possible retirement from racing led to concerns over OLN's emphasis on him (to the point that some critics referred to OLN as standing for "Only Lance Network"),<ref name="nyt-sizingup">{{Cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=July 7, 2006|title=OLN Sizing Up Impact of the Post-Lance Era|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/sports/othersports/07sandomir.html|access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> with critics questioning whether the network could sustain itself without the viewership that Lance Armstrong's presence had brought to its coverage.<ref name="cnnsi-lance">{{Cite news |last=Deitsch |first=Richard |date=July 30, 2004 |title=Life after Lance: What happens to OLN once Armstrong finally retires from cycling? |publisher=[[CNNSI]] |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/richard_deitsch/07/30/media.0730/ |access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref>

Following the [[2005 Tour de France|2005]] ''Tour'' (where Armstrong captured his seventh victory in the race, and announced his retirement from cycling afterward), OLN debuted a new lineup of programming–led by the acquisition of [[Broadcast syndication|off-network]] reruns of the [[reality television|reality competition series]] ''[[Survivor (US TV series)|Survivor]]''. OLN's executives believed that bringing ''Survivor'' into its lineup would fit well with the new direction it had planned for OLN, and could attract viewership from fans of the show who had watched it on [[CBS]], though it was also the first example to prove that traditional repeats of reality competitions with the results already known was an unviable strategy.<ref name=oln-nhl-nyt/>

Around the same period, OLN also acquired the rights to the [[Dakar Rally]], [[America's Cup]], the [[Boston Marathon]], and the [[Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race|Iditarod]]. OLN planned to cover these events in a similar style to how it covered the ''Tour'', hoping that its coverage might bring "surprise" results for the channel.<ref name="oln-nhl-nyt" /> Due in part to Lance's absence from the ''Tour'' in 2006, its ratings for live coverage of the first four stages of the race drew in 49% fewer viewers than previous years.<ref name="nyt-sizingup"/>

====OLN and the NHL====
[[File:John Lieswyn 341.jpg|thumb|OLN interview with [[John Lieswyn]] after he won the [[Stillwater, Minnesota]], Criterion in 2005]]
In May 2005, [[ESPN]] rejected a $60 million offer to renew its [[ESPN National Hockey Night|broadcasting contract]] with the [[National Hockey League]] into the [[2005-06 NHL season]], and the league rejected its alternate proposal for a revenue sharing agreement similar to the one it had established with [[NHL on NBC|NBC]]. With the [[National Football League|NFL]] also shopping a [[Thursday Night Football|new late-season package of Thursday and Saturday night games]] to potential broadcasters, speculation began to surface that Comcast would bid on the new NHL contract as its first step to transforming OLN into a mainstream sports channel that could compete with ESPN.<ref name="oln-nhl-nyt">{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=July 28, 2005 |title=With Armstrong Out, N.H.L. May Be in at OLN |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/sports/hockey/28sandomir.html |access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> Comcast had already been involved in NHL broadcasting; at the time, it owned majority control of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], and four [[Comcast SportsNet]] [[regional sports network]]s.<ref name="nhl-on-oln" />

In August 2005, ESPN declined to match Comcast's offer, and OLN acquired pay television rights to the NHL beginning in the 2005–2006 season in a three-year deal worth close to $200 million. The new deal would include 58 regular season games on Monday and Tuesday nights, coverage of the [[NHL All-Star Game]], conference finals, and the first two games of the [[Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref name="nhl-on-oln">{{Cite news |last=Rovell |first=Darren |date=August 18, 2005 |title=ESPN decides not to match Comcast's offer |work=[[ESPN.com]] |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2137098&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233 |access-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> With the help of its new NHL package, by June 2006, OLN had now reached 75 million subscribers. However, due in part to OLN's lesser carriage in comparison to ESPN, the NHL's ratings that season had suffered in comparison.<ref name="wp-marred">{{Cite news |last1=El-Bashir |first1=Tarik |last2=Heath |first2=Thomas |date=June 5, 2006 |title=NHL's Strong Comeback Marred by Poor TV Ratings |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/AR2006060400897.html |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>

In 2006, OLN broadcast selected games in the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]]'s [[2006 Arena Football League season|2006 season]]. The channel televised a weekly regular-season game for 11 weeks as well as a wild card playoff game.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=OLN and AFL announce national TV partnership |date=February 17, 2006 |publisher=[[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] |url=http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=238885&SPID=1563 |access-date=October 15, 2007 |archive-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318104422/http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=238885&SPID=1563 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the agreement was not renewed and was later picked up by [[ESPN]], who also acquired a minority stake in the league's ownership.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=ESPN acquires minority stake, TV rights in AFL |date=December 20, 2006 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2702195 |access-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref>

===As Versus===
[[File:Versus logo.svg|140px|left|thumb|Versus Logo]]
In April 2006, Comcast announced that it would be renaming Outdoor Life Network to '''Versus''' in the fall of 2006. As the network had shifted beyond simply "outdoor" programming, the name "Versus" was intended to represent the common element of competition within its lineup.<ref name="pbj-vs">{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2006 |title=OLN Network getting new name |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2006/04/24/daily9.html |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> OLN's re-launch as Versus occurred on September 25, 2006.

Among the new programming acquired by Versus was a number of [[combat sports]], beginning with a series of [[boxing]] programs promoted by [[Bob Arum]]'s [[Top Rank]] promotion. The channel also began televising [[Chuck Norris]]'s [[World Combat League]], a [[kickboxing]] promotion featuring a unique round ring without ropes. Versus entered into a partnership with [[World Extreme Cagefighting]] (WEC) to bring [[mixed martial arts]] events to the channel, with the first being broadcast live on June 3, 2007. Versus aired all the WEC events, except for [[WEC 48]], which aired on pay-per-view, with live preliminary fights being aired on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}

The channel also added a variety of sports events as part of the rebranding, including men's and women's college basketball, high school basketball,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=MWC Announces 2006–07 Men's Basketball Television Schedule |date=September 14, 2006 |publisher=[[Mountain West Conference]] |url=http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091406aad.html |access-date=October 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030235125/http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091406aad.html |archive-date=October 30, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=December 7, 2006 |title=Versus gets rights to basketball tourney; Network will televise all eight high school games live |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955274.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |access-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> a weekly "game of the week" for the [[National Lacrosse League]], darts competitions, the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]], and the [[USA Sevens]], one of the nine tournaments (then eight) that make up the [[IRB Sevens World Series]], the top annual circuit in the [[rugby sevens|sevens]] version of [[rugby union]].

In addition, Versus also added a package of college football games to its lineup, with games from the [[Mountain West Conference]], [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] (now Pac-12) and [[Big 12]] conferences.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Mountain West Conference Announces Updated 2006 Football Broadcast Schedule |date=July 27, 2006 |publisher=[[Mountain West Conference]] |url=http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072706aab.html |access-date=October 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031040550/http://themwc.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072706aab.html |archive-date=October 31, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mountain West Football |url=http://www.olntv.com/nw/article/view/20469/?UserDef=true&catID=76 |publisher=Versus}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Consoli |first=John |date=June 6, 2007 |title=FSN, Versus Ink College Football Game Deal |work=[[MediaWeek]] |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003595322 |access-date=October 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010102651/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003595322  |archive-date=October 10, 2007}}</ref> totaling 19 scheduled college football games on the channel during 2007.

For its inaugural season of college football broadcasts in 2006, [[Gary Bender]] or [[Bob Papa]] served as the [[play-by-play]] announcer, with [[Glenn Parker]] as the [[color commentary|analyst]] and Argy Stathapulos as the [[sideline reporter]] for Mountain West football game coverage.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 2007, [[Fox College Football|Fox Sports]] agreed to sub-license ten [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] and [[Pac-10]] football games per-season from [[Fox Sports Net]] to Versus, replacing a package it had previously sub-licensed to [[College Football on TBS|TBS]]. The Big 12 sub-licensing deal concluded in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 2008, Versus announced a contract with the [[Ivy League]] to broadcast at least three games each year beginning in the 2008 season, culminating with the annual [[Harvard–Yale football rivalry|Harvard–Yale rivalry game]]. The initial two-year contract was later renewed in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Versus renews Ivy League football contract|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/fball/2009-10/releases/versus_to_broadcast_ivy_football_games_in_2010__2011.htm|work=Ivy League Sports|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=April 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124155533/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/fball/2009-10/releases/versus_to_broadcast_ivy_football_games_in_2010__2011.htm|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Versus secured coverage for the [[2007 America's Cup]], which had been a staple on ESPN and ESPN2 for years. The channel began to show qualifying regattas in late 2005, aired the [[Louis Vuitton Cup]] for challengers in 2007, and the America's Cup match between the Louis Vuitton winner and current champions, won by ''[[Alinghi]]'' of Switzerland in [[Valencia, Spain]]. In 2006, it picked up American broadcast rights (in conjunction with [[The Tennis Channel]]) of [[Davis Cup]] events.

Versus, with [[NBC Sports]] and the World Championship Sports Network (later [[Universal Sports]]), broadcast coverage of the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics]] from Osaka, Japan, as well as the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]] from Berlin, Germany.

On January 28, 2008, Versus and the NHL extended their television contract through the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2008 |title=NHL, Versus extend TV contract by 3 Years |work=[[yahoo.com]] |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-nhl-versus-contract |access-date=April 6, 2008}}</ref> In June 2008, operations were moved from [[Stamford, Connecticut]], to Comcast's headquarters in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Time Warner Cable Closing Conn. Offices |work=[[Hartford Courant|courant.com]] |url=http://www.courant.com/business/hc-ap-timewarner-0806,0,5048611.story |access-date=August 7, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On August 7, 2008, the channel announced a 10-year deal with the [[Indy Racing League]] to broadcast at least 13 [[IndyCar Series]] events a year in HD, beginning in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 7, 2008 |title=Solid Partnerships |work=[[indycar.com]] |url=http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12219 |access-date=August 7, 2008}}</ref> The channel would also broadcast various motorsports series on its ''Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour'' program such as [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], the [[Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series]], and [[World Series of Off-Road Racing]].<ref name="MotorsportJournal">{{Cite web |title=WSORR Oshkosh Races Garner More National TV |url=http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2008/07/wsorr_oshkosh_r.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216074615/http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2008/07/wsorr_oshkosh_r.php |archive-date=February 16, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2013 |publisher=Motorsports Journal}}</ref>

The channel aired the [[96th Grey Cup]], the championship game of the [[Canadian Football League]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grey Cup to air live on Versus in the U.S. |url=http://cfl.ca/article/grey-cup-to-air-live-on-versus-in-the-u-s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211151114/http://www.cfl.ca/article/grey-cup-to-air-live-on-versus-in-the-u-s |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |publisher=CFL.ca}}</ref>

The channel began airing games from the [[United Football League (2009–2012)|United Football League]] in 2009. The first season Championship aired on November 27, 2009. The UFL would return to the channel for a second season in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

On April 5, 2010, Versus debuted ''The Daily Line'', a [[sports betting]] show consisting of a four-person panel (host [[Liam McHugh]] before moving to NBC Sports, handicapper Rob DeAngelis, comedian [[Reese Waters]], and [[Jenn Sterger]]) who discussed, often with heavy satire, sports-related topics that were popular that day.<ref>Huff, Richard. "Versus seeks game-changer with 'Daily Line' news show starring Jenn Sterger." New York Daily News April 2, 2010, Print.</ref> However, the show was cancelled due to low viewership on November 4, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Michael |date=October 29, 2010 |title=Versus cancels Jenn Sterger's sports TV show |work=[[USA Today]] |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/10/versus-cancels-jenn-stergers-sports-tv-show/1 |access-date=October 29, 2010}}</ref> It was revived by [[NBC Sports Radio]] in 2019 after the [[Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992|PASPA Act]] was [[Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association|declared unconstitutional]], though NBCSN instead blended betting content into regular programming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBC Sports Radio Launches New Sports Betting Focused Afternoon Show |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173332/nbc-sports-radio-launches-new-sports-betting-focused-afternoon-show/ |access-date=January 2, 2019 |website=Radio Insight |date=January 2, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The Ultimate Fighting Championship would air two live events on the channel due to the new contract agreement with UFC sister promotion World Extreme Cagefighting. The first edition of ''UFC on Versus'' aired on March 21, 2010, headlined by [[Brandon Vera]] vs. [[Jon Jones]] in the Light Heavyweight division. The second event aired on August 1 with [[Jon Jones]] facing [[Vladimir Matyushenko]]. Also as part of the agreement with the UFC, several UFC Countdown shows would air. A countdown show aired the week of a [[pay-per-view]] event, usually lasting for one hour, and covering 2–3 of the biggest fights on the card. In August 2011, the UFC announced a new broadcasting deal with the channels of rival [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], which would begin to take effect in November 2011.<ref name="mmaw-ufcfox">{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2011 |title=It's Official: UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together |url=http://mmaweekly.com/its-official-ufc-and-fox-are-now-in-business-together |access-date=August 18, 2011 |publisher=MMAWeekly.com}}</ref>

Versus had also struck a deal with the NBA to air 10 regular season [[NBA Development League]] Saturday night games, as well as six playoff games a year. In total, the channel would air 16 NBA Development League games,<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2010 |title=VERSUS To Air 16 NBA D-League Games This Season |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/versus_100104.html |access-date=August 10, 2011 |publisher=NBA}}</ref> in addition to 25 hours of NBA specials.

Starting in August 2010, Versus aired nine races of the [[NASCAR]] [[Whelen Modified Tour]] and NASCAR [[Whelen Southern Modified Tour]] each Wednesday at 7 p.m. The races originated from a variety of locations, including [[Stafford Motor Speedway]], Tri-County Speedway, and Thompson Motor Speedway.<ref name="NASCAR on Versus">{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2010 |title=Whelen Modified Telecasts Set For VERSUS |url=http://hometracks.nascar.com/node/4969 |access-date=April 8, 2015 |website=NASCAR.com}}</ref>

===Merger with NBC Sports===
In February 2011, Comcast acquired a majority stake in [[NBC Universal]], and merged its content operations into the company. As part of the acquisition, Versus and Comcast's other sports channels began to be integrated into the [[NBC Sports]] division. Coinciding with the merger, President Jamie Davis was replaced by Comcast Sports Group president Jon Litner. Litner began to oversee the channel, in addition to his other duties following the Comcast takeover.<ref name="nbc-golfchannel">{{Cite web |last=Renyolds |first=Mike |title=McCarley To Head Golf Channel, Davis Out at Versus in NBC Sports Group Reorg: Sources |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/463313-McCarley_To_Head_Golf_Channel_Davis_Out_At_Versus_In_NBC_Sports_Group_Reorg_Sources.php |access-date=February 2, 2011 |publisher=Multichannel News |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204193426/http://www.multichannel.com/article/463313-McCarley_To_Head_Golf_Channel_Davis_Out_At_Versus_In_NBC_Sports_Group_Reorg_Sources.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March 2011, Versus expanded its college football coverage by becoming the pay-TV partner for [[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC's coverage]] of [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame football]], airing replays of Notre Dame games, and the first ever live broadcast of the team's annual spring game. Its coverage began with a marathon of three classic Fighting Irish games on [[Saint Patrick's Day|March 17, St. Patrick's Day]], to serve as a prelude to its coverage of the spring game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosentha |first=Phil |date=March 7, 2011 |title=Notre Dame football: Comcast-NBC Universal merger helps Versus get its Irish up |work=Tower Ticker |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |url=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2011/03/notre-dame-football-comcast-nbc-universal-merger-helps-versus-gets-its-irish-up.html |access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref>

For the 2011 season, Versus also returned to airing [[National Lacrosse League]] telecasts with a nine-game package, starting with the [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game#2011|2011 All-Star Game]] and culminating with the [[Champion's Cup]] final.<ref name="nll-vs2011">{{Cite web |title=2011 NLL TV Schedule with VERSUS features two playoff games, plus VERSUS name change? |url=http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/04/2011-nll-tv-schedule-with-versus-features-two-playoff-games-plus-versus-name-change/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210222552/http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/04/2011-nll-tv-schedule-with-versus-features-two-playoff-games-plus-versus-name-change/ |archive-date=February 10, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2011 |publisher=ILOnline.com}}</ref> Versus would drop the NLL for the league's [[2012 NLL season|2012 season]]; U.S. broadcast rights were instead picked up by [[CBS Sports Network]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bailey |first=Budd |date=November 14, 2011 |title=Bandits notebook: New TV package |work=[[The Buffalo News]] |publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]] |url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sports_ink/2011/11/bandits-notebook-new-tv-package.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111181503/http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sports_ink/2011/11/bandits-notebook-new-tv-package.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

====Relaunch as the NBC Sports Network / NBCSN====
[[File:NBC Sports Network logo.svg|thumb|125px|left|Logo using the full "NBC Sports Network" name, used from 2012 to just before the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]]]
In April 2011, NBC Sports and Versus announced they had reached a ten-year extension to their television contract with the National Hockey League worth nearly $2 billion over the life of the contract. As part of the announcement, [[Dick Ebersol]], the former chairman of NBC Sports, said that Versus would be renamed "within 90 days" in order to reflect the synergy resulting from the merger.<ref name="nhlcom-deal">{{Cite web |last=Condor |first=Bob |date=April 19, 2011 |title=NHL, NBC sign record-setting 10-year TV deal |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=560238 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |publisher=NHL}}</ref> However, the announcement of a new name did not come until August 1, 2011, when Comcast announced that Versus would be relaunched as the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koo |first=Ben |date=February 27, 2013 |title=Looking Back at NBC Sports Network's Lack of Growth |url=http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/february/the-issues-hindering-nbc-sports-network-s-growth-part-i.html |access-date=February 28, 2013 |website=AwfulAnnouncing.com}}</ref> on January 1, 2012. The relaunch coincided with NBC's coverage of the [[NHL Winter Classic]], which took place on the same day.<ref name="nbcsportsnetwork">{{Cite web |last=Fernadez |first=Bob |title=Goodbye Versus, hello NBC Sports Network |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/126495098.html |access-date=August 1, 2011 |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |publisher=[[Philly.com]]}}</ref>

In an interview with ''[[TV Guide]]'', president of programming Jon Miller stated that NBCSN was to be positioned as a credible "full-service sports network", dropping [[Low culture|low-brow]] programming (such as ''[[Whacked Out Sports]]'' and ''[[Chad Ochocinco#Versus|The T.Ocho Show]]'') in favor of focusing on event coverage, and sports news and talk programs, including new original programming.<ref name="tvg-nbcsn">{{Cite web |last=Sands |first=Rich |title=Channel Changing: Versus Becomes NBC Sports Network |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Versus-NBC-Sports-1041158.aspx |access-date=January 1, 2012 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref> NBC also made efforts<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karangu, Jesse |title=Guest Column: How To Improve NBC Sports Network |url=http://fangsbites.com/2012/06/guest-column-how-to-improve-nbc-sports-network/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116202251/http://fangsbites.com/2012/06/guest-column-how-to-improve-nbc-sports-network/ |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2012 |website=Fangsbites.com}}</ref> to expand its current broadcasting relationships and acquire new rights for additional sports events to be broadcast on the channel. In the months leading up to the relaunch, NBC struck deals with [[Major League Soccer]],<ref name="MLStoNBC">{{Cite news |last=Goal Blogs |first=New York Times |date=August 10, 2011 |title=MLS and NBC Sports announce new TV deal |work=[[NYTimes.com]] |url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/m-l-s-and-nbc-sports-announce-new-tv-deal/ |access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> dropped the [[United Football League (2009)|UFL]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glanville |first=Jerry |date=March 21, 2011 |title=Jerry Glanville Named Hartford Colonials Head Coach and General Manager |url=http://www.ufl-football.com/news/jerry-glanville-named-hartford-colonials-head-coach-and-general-manager |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322183003/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/jerry-glanville-named-hartford-colonials-head-coach-and-general-manager |archive-date=March 22, 2011 |access-date=March 21, 2011 |website=United Football League}}</ref> and added coverage of [[college hockey]] games.<ref name="chn-nbc">{{Cite web |title=NBC Sports Announces National College Hockey TV Package |url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2011/11/02_nbc_sports_announces_national.php |access-date=December 28, 2011 |publisher=College Hockey News}}</ref>

On June 6, 2011, it was revealed that NBC Sports would extend its rights to the [[Olympic Games]] through 2020, outbidding competing bids by Fox Sports and [[ESPN]] in a $4.38 billion contract. The network began to participate in NBC's overall coverage beginning at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="nbcsportsnetwork"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2011 |title=NBC Wins TV Rights For 4 More Olympic Games, All Events Will Be Live Either on TV Or Internet |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/07/report-nbc-wins-latest-olympics-tv-rights-bid/94902 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609180116/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/07/report-nbc-wins-latest-olympics-tv-rights-bid/94902/ |archive-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2011 |title=Update: NBC Bids $4.38 Billion for Olympic Gold |work=[[Ad Week]] |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/update-nbc-bids-438-billion-olympic-gold-132319 |access-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its coverage of the gold medal game between the United States and Japan in [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|women's soccer]] set a new viewership record for the network, with 4.35 million viewers.<ref name="mcn-mostwatched">{{Cite web |title=2012 Olympics: NBC Sports Net Scores Most-Watched Telecast with Women's Gold-Medal Soccer Match |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/488418-2012_Olympics_NBC_Sports_Net_Scores_Most_Watched_Telecast_with_Women_s_Gold_Medal_Soccer_Match.php |access-date=September 1, 2012 |publisher=Multichannel News}}</ref>

Almost immediately after the rebrand, the shortened moniker "NBCSN" began to be used in TV listings to refer to the network. In July 2013, the network announced its intention to use this abbreviation on an official basis. On August 18, 2013, commentators and graphics began to refer to the network as "NBCSN".<ref name=multichannel/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt Yoder |date=August 26, 2013 |title=NBC Sports Network will rebrand as NBCSN |url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2013/nbc-sports-network-will-rebrand-as-nbcsn.html |access-date=July 18, 2014 |website=AwfulAnnouncing.com}}</ref> The change was made to help streamline its branding in preparation for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]], by which time the name change was mostly complete.<ref name="multichannel">{{Cite web |last=Tim Basinger |date=August 13, 2013 |title=NBC Sports Network Rebranding as NBCSN |url=http://multichannel.com/news/content/nbc-sports-network-rebranding-nbcsn/357815 |access-date=July 18, 2014 |website=Multichannel News}}</ref>

On September 22, 2013, NBCSN broadcast an episode of ''Under Wild Skies''—a [[hunting]] program aired as a [[time-buy]] by the [[National Rifle Association of America]]—in which host and NRA lobbyist Tony Makris was shown killing an [[African elephant]] on a trip to [[Botswana]]. The network was criticized by the media for airing such material; while NBC responded by pulling the episode due to its "objectionable" content and stating that it would be more "aggressive" towards the content of future episodes of the program. ''Under Wild Skies'' was pulled from the network entirely after Makris made remarks on an NRA-produced webcast comparing critics of the show to [[Hitler]].<ref name="deadspin-nracancelled">{{Cite web |title=NBC Sports Network Cancels NRA-Sponsored Elephant Hunting Show |url=http://deadspin.com/nbc-sports-network-cancels-nra-sponsored-elephant-hunti-1417367389 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |website=Deadspin|date=September 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="lat-nranbc">{{Cite news |last=Blake |first=Meredith |date=September 26, 2013 |title=NBC Sports Network under fire for elephant killing on NRA show |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-nbc-sports-elephant-hunting-20130926,0,4123743.story |access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> The network's outdoors block, its final connection with its OLN era, was slowly wound down by 2016 with natural contract expirations, as the outdoor networks of [[Kroenke Sports & Entertainment]] effectively monopolized the market through their own three networks, along with streaming providers. The editorial standards for those venues also had more tolerance to the firearms-centric genre (and advertiser base) of outdoors programming.

NBCSN simulcast Spanish-language coverage of two matches from the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] from corporate sibling [[Telemundo]]: [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] vs. [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on June 17, and [[England national football team|England]] vs. [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] on June 28.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=June 13, 2018 |title=World Cup: Telemundo Ready For Kickoff In First Year Of Rights Deal |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/world-cup-2018-schedule-telemundo-universo-spanish-language-tv-1202409129/ |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="engbel">{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2018 |title=NBCSN to broadcast England-Belgium in World Cup |url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/06/26/nbcsn-to-broadcast-england-belgium-in-world-cup/ |agency=ProSoccerTalk ([[NBC Sports]])}}</ref>

In December 2018, the yearly ratings rankings for American sports networks saw NBCSN rank second for the first time, ahead of [[ESPN2]], which fell below the second spot for the first time in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn2-wont-finish-the-year-as-the-2-sports-network-falling-behind-both-nbcsn-and-fs1.html|title = ESPN2 won't finish the year as the #2 sports network, falling behind both NBCSN and FS1|date = December 10, 2018}}</ref>

Because of Comcast's acquisition of [[Sky plc]], NBCSN partnered with the British media firm's [[Sky Sports]] division on coverage of international events. The first collaboration came at the Premier League [[transfer deadline]] in January 2019. Two months later, NBCSN added an hour-long simulcast of the [[Sky Sports News]] channel to its weekday morning lineup, returning that program to the American airwaves for the first time since the discontinuation of [[Fox Soccer]] in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2019 |title=First major NBC-Sky collaboration is for extra Premier League transfer deadline coverage |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/first-nbc-sky-collaboration-since-comcast-bought-sky-is-premier-league-transfer-deadline-coverage.html |access-date=January 29, 2019 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="awfulannouncing.com">{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=NBCSN will replace the Dan Patrick Show with a PFT Live replay and an hour of Sky Sports News |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/nbcsn-will-replace-the-dan-patrick-show-with-a-pft-live-replay-and-an-hour-of-sky-sports-news.html |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Temporary Mall Closure====
On January 22, 2021, an internal memo sent by NBC Sports president Pete Bevacqua announced that the network would cease operations by the end of the year, and that [[USA Network]] and NBC would begin "carrying and/or simulcasting certain NBC Sports programming," including the [[Stanley Cup Playoffs]], [[IndyCar Series]], and [[NASCAR Cup Series]], before NBCSN's shutdown (NBC lost the rights to the NHL to an [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN]]/[[NHL on Turner Sports|Turner Sports]] consortium after the 2020–2021 season).

When NBCSN was shuttered, its programming was effectively merged into USA Network's schedule, with some events also moving to [[CNBC]] on weekends, freeing NBC Sports from the burden of having secondary programming to fill time without any live sporting events. [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], NBCUniversal's new streaming service, began to broadcast some of the network's former programming such as [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Notre Dame hockey]], and would also simulcast several major sports events held by NBCSN as a transitional move, most notably the opening games of the [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals]].<ref name="Closure">{{Cite news |last=Pallotta |first=Frank |date=January 22, 2021 |title=NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of the year |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/media/nbc-sports-network-shut-down/index.html |access-date=January 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name = WSJ>{{Cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Joe |last2=Rizzo |first2=Lillian |date=January 22, 2021 |title=Comcast's NBCUniversal to Shut Down Sports Cable Channel NBCSN by Year-End |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcast-s-nbcuniversal-to-shut-down-sports-cable-channel-nbcsn-by-year-end-11611344361 |access-date=January 22, 2021}}</ref>

The move was cited by industry analysts as a response to the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] on the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports|sports]] and [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States|television]] industries, the acceleration of [[cord-cutting]], as well as formidable competition from rival sports networks such as [[ESPN]] and [[Fox Sports 1]], noting the company saw an overall revenue drop by 19% to $6.72 billion.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=Cable Network NBCSN To Go Dark By Year-End, With Live Sports Telecasts Shifting To USA Network, Peacock |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/cable-network-nbcsn-to-go-dark-by-end-of-2021-sports-streaming-peacock-1234678611/ |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 22, 2021 |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}</ref>

Following a gradual "wind-down" of operations (even further aggravated by NBC's loss of NHL rights), it was further disclosed as to the process of how NBCSN would cease operations on November 2, 2021; specifically, it was revealed on that date that a majority of NBCSN's sports rights, beginning with rights to [[Premier League]] soccer, would transfer over to [[USA Network]], the [[Olympic Channel (American TV channel)|Olympic Channel]] and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. on January 1, 2022; at that time, the network, after [[Sign-on and sign-off|signing off]], would then carry a looping advisory video advising viewers where their programs could be found until January 10, though the provider could simply take the channel dark immediately after sign-off.<ref>{{cite press release|title=HITS - ESPN Classic & NBC Sports Cessation|publisher=Comcast Technology Solutions/National Cable Television Cooperative|date=22 November 2021|url=https://www.nctconline.org/index.php/members/resources/technical-notices/item/1813-hits-espn-classic-nbc-sports-cessation|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> NBC also advised viewers during broadcasts of affected games as to their new location, along with making sure [[electronic program guide]] listings reflected the channel's closure, and the company's social media was used to advise viewers as well.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=SBJ Media: NBC Sports plans shift to USA; NBCSN goes dark Dec. 31|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Media/2021/11/01.aspx|access-date=2021-11-19|website=Sports Business Journal|language=en}}</ref> Mecum Auctions already had a secondary content deal with [[Motor Trend (TV network)|Motor Trend]] and a tertiary deal with [[RFD TV]]; Motor Trend became its primary television partner at the start of 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|title=MotorTrend Group and Mecum Auction, Inc. Create a Multi-Year Strategic Partnership to Deliver Exclusive, Live Coverage of All Mecum Auctions {{!}} News|url=https://www.mecum.com/news/2021/10/28/motortrend-group-and-mecum-auction-inc-create-a-multi-year-strategic-partnership-to-deliver-exclusive-live-coverage-of-all-mecum-auctions/2734/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=www.mecum.com|language=en}}</ref> though the fate of other surrounding non-NBC programming such as [[PowerNation]] programming (which is offered through [[Gray Television|its owner's]] own streaming service, Vuit), is unknown.

The final live sports broadcast aired on NBCSN was an exhibition [[cornhole]] "Team USA vs. The World" event (both men's and women's) from [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]] (during the 2021 US Open Cornhole Championships)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usa-cornhole.org/usopen2021|title=US Open Cornhole Championships|work=USA Cornhole|publisher=NBC SportsEngine|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> on December 31. It led into the final program, a replay of the second day of Mecum's [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] auction event from December 3, and following the program the transition to the advisory loop was done without ceremony. Said loop continued until 2:34 p.m. ET on January 10, when it went dark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1480652279074152450|title=And here, at 14:34 ET, it appears NBC has shut the transmission down.|last=Burke|first=Timothy|date=10 January 2022|work=@bubbaprog account|publisher=Twitter|access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref>

==Facilities==
As of September 15, 2014, the entirety of NBC Sports' operations, including NBCSN, moved to a new campus in [[Stamford, Connecticut]].

''[[Football Night in America]]'' remained at [[NBC Studios (New York)|NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center]] until September 7, 2014, when that program also moved to Stamford.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heistand |first=Michael |date=March 13, 2013 |title=NBC to air MLS marathon in new digs |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2013/03/12/nbc-nhl-olympics-major-league-soccer/1983139/ |access-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref>

==Notable personalities==

===Announcers, reporters and hosts===
* [[Liam McHugh]]: lead NHL studio host (2011–2021), ''[[Football Night in America]]'' on-site host (2018–2021)
* [[Bob Costas]]: host (2006–2019)
* [[Rebecca Lowe]]: studio host for [[Premier League on NBC|Premier League coverage]], other studio host (2013–2021)
* [[Kathryn Tappen]]: host (2014–2021)
* [[Mike Tirico]]: ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''/''[[Football Night in America]]'' host (2016–2021)

===Hockey===
* [[Mike Emrick]]: lead play-by-play (2006–2020)
* [[Dave Strader]]: play-by-play (2006–2009, 2011–2015)
* [[Kenny Albert]]: play-by-play (2006, 2010, 2011–2015); #2 play-by-play (2015–2020); lead play-by-play (2021)
* [[Chris Cuthbert]]: play-by-play (2006–2007, 2014–2020)
* [[Gord Miller (sportscaster)|Gord Miller]]: play-by-play (2013–2021)
* [[John Forslund]]: play-by-play (2011–2020); #2 play-by-play (2021)
* [[Brendan Burke (sportscaster)|Brendan Burke]]: play-by-play (2017–2021)
* [[Randy Hahn]]: play-by-play (2014–2021)
* [[Rick Peckham]]: play-by-play (2011–2020)
* [[Alex Faust]]: play-by-play (2018–2021)
* [[Eddie Olczyk]]: studio analyst (2006), lead color commentator (2007–2021)
* [[Pierre McGuire]]: lead "Inside the Glass" reporter (2006–2021)
* [[Brian Engblom]]: lead studio analyst (2005–2011); booth color commentator/"Inside the Glass" reporter (2011–2015)
* [[Darren Pang]]: "Inside the Glass" reporter (2007–2021)
* [[Joe Micheletti]]: "Inside the Glass" reporter/booth color commentator (2006–2007, 2011–2021)
* [[A. J. Mleczko]]: color commentator (2018–2021)
* [[Ray Ferraro]]: "Inside the Glass" reporter (2015–2021)
* [[Brian Boucher]]: "Inside the Glass" reporter/studio analyst (2015–2019); lead "Inside the Glass" reporter (2019–2021)
* [[Jamie Baker (ice hockey)|Jamie Baker]]: color commentator (2014–2021)
* [[Bret Hedican]]: "Inside the Glass" reporter (2014–2021)
* [[Daryl Reaugh]]: "Inside the Glass" analyst (2012–2021)
* [[Jim Fox (ice hockey)|Jim Fox]]: color commentator (2014–2021)
* [[Brian Hayward]]: color commentator (2014–2021)
* [[Liam McHugh]]: lead studio host (2014–2021)
* [[Mike Milbury]]: lead studio analyst (2008–2020), substitute lead color commentator (2017–2020)
* [[Keith Jones (ice hockey)|Keith Jones]]: lead studio analyst (2005–2021)
* [[Kathryn Tappen]]: alternate studio host (2014–2021)
* [[Jeremy Roenick]]: studio analyst (2010, 2014–2019); [[NHL outdoor games]] reporter (2014–2019)
* [[Anson Carter]]: studio analyst (2012–2021), "Inside the Glass" reporter (2014)

===Motorsports===
* [[Rick Allen (sportscaster)|Rick Allen]]: lead NASCAR lap-by-lap (2015–2021), studio host (2014–2021), reserve IndyCar lap-by-lap announcer (2016–2017), reserve [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] lap-by-lap announcer (2019–2021)
* [[Jon Beekhuis]]: pit reporter (2013–2021), color commentator (2009–2012)
* [[Townsend Bell]]: color commentator (2013–2021), pit reporter (2012)
* [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]]: pit reporter (2015–2021), lead lap-by-lap (2015–2021)
* [[Jeff Burton]]: color commentator (2015–2021), studio host (2014–2021)
* [[Jac Collinsworth]]: Host/Features Reporter (2021)
* [[Leigh Diffey]]: lead IndyCar lap-by-lap announcer (2013–2021), reserve NASCAR lap-by-lap announcer (2015–2021), lead IMSA lap-by-lap announcer (2019–2021)
* Kevin Lee: pit reporter (2010–2021), reserve Indycar lead lap-by-lap (2014–2021), reserve [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] lap-by-lap announcer (2019–2021)
* [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]: NASCAR analyst (2018–2021)
* [[Ray Evernham]]: color commentator (2015–2021 – [[Whelen Modified Tour]])
* [[Dale Jarrett]]: studio analyst (2015–2021)
* [[Parker Kligerman]]: studio analyst (2014–2021), color commentator (2015 – [[NASCAR]] [[K&N Pro Series East|K&N Pro Series]]), pit reporter (2016–2021)
* [[Kelli Stavast]]: pit reporter (2015–2021)
* Katie Hargitt: pit reporter (2015–2021)
* [[Anders Krohn]]: color commentator (2014–2021 – [[Indy Lights]]), pit reporter (2017–2021)
* [[Steve Letarte]]: color commentator (2015–2021)
* [[Robin Miller (journalist)|Robin Miller]]: pit reporter (2011–2021)
* [[Kyle Petty]]: studio analyst (2014–2021)
* [[Ralph Sheheen]]: lead lap-by-lap (2015–2021), pit reporter (2016)
* Jason Weigandt: lead lap-by-lap (2012–2021)
* [[Frank Stoddard]]: studio analyst (2014–2021), color commentator (2015 – [[NASCAR]] [[K&N Pro Series East|K&N Pro Series]])
* [[Brian Till]]: reserve IndyCar lap-by-lap (2012–2016), reserve [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] lap-by-lap (2019–2021)
* [[Calvin Fish]]: color commentator (2019–2021)
* [[A. J. Allmendinger]]: color commentator (2019–2021), studio analyst (2019–2021)
* [[Paul Tracy]]: color commentator (2014–2021)
* [[Ricky Carmichael]]: color commentator (2019–2021)
* Daniel Blair: reporter (2019–2021)
* [[Grant Langston (motorcyclist)|Grant Langston]]: color commentator (2012–2021)
* [[Bob Varsha]]: reserve lap-by-lap (2013–2014)
* [[Brian Vickers]]: studio analyst (2015–2021)
* [[Krista Voda]]: studio host (2015–2020)
* Dillon Welch: pit reporter (2018–2021)
* [[Rutledge Wood]]: Features reporter (2014–2021)
* [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]]: studio analyst (2020–2021)
* [[James Hinchcliffe]]: color analyst (2020–2021)

===Soccer===
* [[Arlo White]]: lead [[Play-by-play announcer]]/alternate studio host (2013–2022)
* [[Lee Dixon]]: lead color commentator (2013–present)
* [[Graeme Le Saux]]: lead color commentator (2013–present)
* [[Tim Howard]]: alternate commentator (2013–2016); studio analyst (2020–present)
* [[Geoff Cameron]]: analyst (2014–present)
* [[Steve Bower]]: contributor/play-by-play/alternate studio host (2013–2021)
* [[Robbie Earle]]: studio analyst/alternate commentator (2013–present)
* [[Rebecca Lowe]]: lead studio host (2013–present)
* [[Robbie Mustoe]]: studio analyst (2013–present)
* [[Kyle Martino]]: studio analyst (2013–2017; 2018–2020)
* [[Roger Bennett (journalist)|Roger Bennett]]: contributor (2014–present)
* [[Michael Davies (television producer)|Michael Davies]]: contributor (2014–2021)

===Mixed martial arts===
* [[Bas Rutten]]: lead commentator (2012–2021)
* [[Todd Harris]]: co-commentator (2012–2021)
* [[Sean O'Connell (fighter)|Sean O'Connell]]: co-commentator (2018–2021)
* [[Brian Stann]]: studio analyst (2018–2021)
* [[Yves Edwards]]: studio analyst (2018–2021)
* [[Randy Couture]]: studio analyst (2014–2021)
* [[Caroline Pearce]]: reporter (2018–2021)
* [[Kenny Rice]]: co-commentator (2013–2021)
* [[Chael Sonnen]]: lead commentator (2015–2016)
* [[Renzo Gracie]]: co-commentator (2016–2021)

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by NBCSN}}

===Event coverage===

====Olympics====
* ''[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|Olympics on NBC]]'': [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Games]] (2012–2021)
* [[Youth Olympic Games]] (2014–2020)
* [[Paralympic Games]] (2014–2021)

====Motor sports====
* ''[[NASCAR on NBC]]'' (1999–2006, 2015–2021)
** [[NASCAR Cup Series]] (2015–2021), (12 races, practice & qualifying sessions)
** [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] (2015–2021), (15 races, practice & qualifying sessions)
** [[ARCA Menards Series East]]/[[ARCA Menards Series West]] (2015–2021)
** [[NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour]]/[[NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour]] (2015–2021)
** [[NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series]] (2015)
** Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown (2015)
* ''[[IndyCar Series on NBC]]'' (2009–2021)
** Eight-races televised by NBC include [[Indianapolis 500]]
** [[Indy Lights]] live coverage shown on [[NBC Sports Gold]] and Tape-Delayed on NBCSN
** [[Road to Indy]] highlights package for [[Indy Pro 2000 Championship]] & [[USF2000]]
* [[AMA Motocross Championship|Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross]] (2012–2021) (Moto2 450 & 250 races shared with NBC, also streamed on Live Extra)<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMA Pro Racing and Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) Extends Contract with MX Sports Pro Racing for 2014 and Beyond – MX Sports |url=http://www.mxsports.com/articles/2196_ama-pro-racing-and-daytona-motorsports-group-dmg-extends-contract-with-mx-sports-pro-racing-for-2014-and-beyond}}</ref>
* [[AMA Supercross Championship]] (2019–2021)
** 3 Races to be exclusively on [[NBC]]
** Free Practice, Qualifying & All Races Live & On-Demand by [[NBC Sports Gold]] Supercross Pass
* [[Monster Jam]] (2019–2021)
** 26 episodes per season
* [[Formula One]] (2013–2017)
* [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] (2013–2017, tape delayed)
* [[Global Rallycross Championship|Red Bull Global Rallycross]] (2014–2017)
** GRC Lites races (2015–2017)
** re-airings of all Supercar races (2014–2017)
* [[Speed Energy Formula Off-Road]] (2013–2014, tape delayed)
* [[TORC: The Off Road Championship]] (2014, tape delayed)
* [[ARCA Racing Series]] (2013, tape delayed)
* [[International Motor Sports Association]] (2019–2021)
** 11 Races to be broadcast on NBCSN including the [[24 Hours at Daytona|Rolex 24 at Daytona]]
** Including double-header series on same tracks alongside [[IndyCar Series on NBC|IndyCar]]
* [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP World Championship]] (2020–2021)
** Include Moto2 and Moto3 Races
* [[Superbike World Championship]] (2020–2021)
** Include WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 Races

====Soccer====
* ''[[Premier League on NBC]]SN'' (2013–2021)<ref name="nbc-epl-guardian">{{Cite news |date=October 29, 2012 |title=NBC wins $250m rights to broadcast English Premier League in US |agency=Associated Press |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/29/nbc-250m-english-premier-league-epl-broadcast-us?newsfeed=true |access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] (selected games in Spanish, simulcast from [[Telemundo]] or [[Universo (TV network)|Universo]]) (2018–2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2019 |title=NBCSN will simulcast Telemundo's Spanish feeds of Women's World Cup games Monday |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/nbc-simulcast-telemundo-womens-world-cup-2019.html |access-date=June 24, 2019 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew}}</ref>
* [[FA Women's Super League]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tannenwald |first=Jonathan |title=Women's soccer leagues make big TV splash: NWSL with CBS, England's FAWSL with NBC Sports |url=https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/cbs-nwsl-fall-series-nbc-english-soccer-fawsl-20200901.html |access-date=September 19, 2020 |website=The Inquirer |language=en-US |date=Sep 1, 2020}}</ref>

====Hockey====
[[File:2017 NHL Entry Draft (35513219955) (NBCSN set).jpg|thumb|right|NBCSN broadcast set at the [[2017 NHL Entry Draft]]]]
* ''[[NHL on NBC]]''<ref name="nhlcom-deal"/> (2005–2021)
** Weekly games
** [[NHL All-Star Game]]
** [[Stanley Cup Playoffs]]
** [[Stanley Cup Finals]]
** [[NHL Entry Draft]]

====Rugby union====
* [[Rugby World Cup]] (2011–2019)
* [[USA Sevens]] (2012–2020)
* [[Premiership Rugby|English Premiership]] (2016–2021)
* [[Six Nations Championship]] (2018–2021)
* [[Super Rugby]] (2019–2020)

====College sports====
* ''[[College Football on NBCSN]]'' (2006–2021)
** [[Bayou Classic|Bayou Classic (Southern-Grambling State)]] (2015–2021)<ref>{{Cite news |last=East |first=Les |title=Bayou Classic moving to 4 p.m. start time, will air on NBC Sports Network |language=en |work=The Advocate |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/article_dad0b222-1463-5294-a801-49dbcaa71aa4.html |access-date=February 25, 2017 |date=Aug 4, 2015}}</ref>
* ''[[College Basketball on NBC]]SN'' (2007–2021)
** [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]] men's and women's regular season contests<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2016 |title=NBCSN Announces 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Basketball Schedule |url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/09/29/nbcsn-announces-2016-17-atlantic-10-basketball-schedule/ |access-date=February 25, 2017 |website=NBC Sports Pressbox}}</ref>
** [[List of Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Finals broadcasters|Atlantic 10 men's tournament]], second round and quarterfinals<ref name=":0"/>
* ''Notre Dame Hockey on NBCSN'' (2012–2021)
* ''[[Notre Dame Football on NBC]]'' (2011–2021)
** Pre-game show
** Notre Dame spring game (Blue-Gold game)

====Other sports====
* [[Big Bash League|KFC Big Bash League]] Cricket (2016–2018)
* [[Suncorp Super Netball]] (2019–2021)
* [[Netball World Cup]] (2019)
* [[FINA World Aquatics Championships]]
* [[World Athletics Championships]]
* [[World Chase Tag]] (2020–2021)
* [[Tour de France]] (1999–2021)
* ''[[Thoroughbred Racing on NBC]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharrow |first=Ryan |date=February 22, 2011 |title=NBC re-ups deal to carry Preakness through 2015 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2011/02/22/nbc-re-ups-deal-to-carry-preakness.html |website=Baltimore Business Journal}}</ref><ref name="nbc-belmont">{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jim |title=NBC Signs Five Year Deal To Televise Belmont Stakes |url=http://www.belmontstakes.org/nbc-signs-year-deal-televise-belmont-stakes/ |access-date=May 20, 2012 |publisher=Belmont Stakes}}</ref> (2011–2021)
** Triple Crown pre-race coverage
** Undercard races
** Breeders' Cup (All races other than the [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] )
* [[USA Pro Cycling Challenge]] (2011–2015)
* [[National Pro Grid League]] (2014–2016)
* [[World Series of Fighting]] (2012–2016)
* [[Professional Fighters League]] (2017–2018)
* [[Premier Boxing Champions]] (2015–2016)
* [[Curling Night in America]] (2015–2020)

[[World Series of Fighting|WSOF]] was formed in 2012, having signed a broadcast deal with the NBC Sports Network. This was the third MMA promotion that NBC Sports has hosted, having broadcast [[World Extreme Cagefighting]] and [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] events when the channel was formerly known as [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]].<ref name="background">{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2012 |title=Viewpoint: Uphill Climb |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Viewpoint-Uphill-Climb-45527 |publisher=Sherdog |last=Critchfield |first=Tristen}}</ref> NBC Sports had been one of the bidders for the rights to broadcast future UFC events, but lost out to [[Fox (network)|Fox]].<ref name="oneevent" /> However, some journalists regarded WSOF's deal with NBC Sports to be a considerable coup for a debuting promotion, considering NBC Sports' past interest in the UFC.<ref name="oneevent" /> Upon the announcement of the broadcast deal, WSOF President [[Ray Sefo]] stated that the promotion wanted to host 8–10 events per year, whilst holding a one-year deal with NBC Sports.<ref name="announce">{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2012 |title=Ray Sefo ready for new challenge with World Series of Fighting |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/9/6/3299016/ray-sefo-ready-for-new-challenge-with-world-series-of-fighting |publisher=MMA Fighting |last=Samuelson |first=Andy}}</ref> However, the next day, an NBC spokesman revealed that the deal only covered WSOF's inaugural event, with the option for more, should NBC hold a positive evaluation.<ref name="oneevent">{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2012 |title=NBC Sports: World Series of Fighting deal only covers one event |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/9/7/3300634/nbc-sports-world-series-of-fighting-deal-only-covers-one-event |publisher=MMA Fighting}}</ref> On February 4, 2013, it was reported by several news outlets that NBC Sports signed a 3-year deal with WSOF.<ref name="3yeardeal">{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2013 |title=World Series of Fighting Inks 3-Year Deal with NBC Sports Network |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1515478-world-series-of-fighting-inks-3-year-deal-with-nbc-sports-network |publisher=Bleacher Report |last=Martin |first=Damon }}</ref><ref name="3yeardeal2">{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2013 |title=World Series of Fighting signs 3-year deal with NBC Sports Network |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/4/3951214/world-series-of-fighting-signs-3-year-deal-with-nbc-sports-network |publisher=MMA Fighting |last=Chiappetta |first=Mike}}</ref>

On December 16, 2012, NBC Sports Network, along with [[CNBC]], aired a portion of the ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' game between the [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] and the [[2012 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]. This was because the game's coverage on NBC was interrupted by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s press conference following the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]]. NBCSN will continue to serve as overflow coverage for ''Sunday Night Football'' and other NFL games covered by NBC in the event the ongoing game is interrupted by an [[NBC News]] special coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Over 1 Million Viewers Watched "Sunday Night Football" On NBCSN During Obama Newtown Address |url=http://sportsrantz.com/media/2012/12/18/over-1-million-viewers-watched-sunday-night-football-on-nbcsn-during-obama-newtown-address/ |access-date=January 7, 2013 |publisher=SportsRants |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222114006/http://sportsrantz.com/media/2012/12/18/over-1-million-viewers-watched-sunday-night-football-on-nbcsn-during-obama-newtown-address/ |archive-date=Dec 22, 2012 |author=Diamond Joe |date=Dec 18, 2012}}</ref>

On July 23, 2013, NBC announced that [[NASCAR on NBC|coverage]] of [[NASCAR]] racing would return to NBC beginning in the 2015 season under a new contract lasting through 2024. The deal includes broadcast rights to the second half of the [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Playoffs]] and [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Xfinity Series]] seasons; the majority of which will air on NBCSN.<ref name="sn-nbc2015">{{Cite web |title=NBC wins NASCAR TV rights, signs 10-year deal to replace ESPN, Turner |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-07-23/nbc-tv-rights-sprint-cup-races-2015-espn-tnt-nationwide |access-date=July 24, 2013 |website=Sporting News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726045207/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2013-07-23/nbc-tv-rights-sprint-cup-races-2015-espn-tnt-nationwide |archive-date=Jul 26, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nascarnbc15-pr">{{Cite web |title=NASCAR and NBC Sports Group Reach Landmark Media Rights Agreement |url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2013/07/23/nascar-and-nbc-sports-group-reach-landmark-media-rights-agreement/ |access-date=July 25, 2013 |website=NBC Sports Group Press Box|date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref>

On August 17, 2014, NBCSN aired rain-delayed coverage of the [[USGA]]'s 2014 [[United States Amateur Championship (golf)|United States Amateur Challenge]], making it the first [[golf]] event to be televised on the network.

===Original programming===
Original programs aired by the network include ''NBC SportsTalk'', and the weekly ''[[CNBC Sports Biz]]'', which both debuted in the fall of 2011 (the latter ending when [[Darren Rovell]] moved to [[ESPN]] as their [[sports business]] correspondent). [[Bob Costas]] hosts ''Costas Tonight'', which consists of monthly interview episodes, and quarterly [[town hall meeting|town hall]] specials – the first of which aired from [[Indianapolis]] on February 2, 2012, as part of NBC's overall coverage of [[Super Bowl XLVI]].<ref name="tvg-nbcsn"/>

The network also added more documentary-style series, including ''[[36 (TV series)|36]]'', ''Caught Looking'' (a weekly series co-produced with [[Major League Baseball]]), and ''Sports Illustrated'', a monthly series produced in conjunction with the [[Sports Illustrated|magazine of the same name]].<ref name="wsj-sinbc">{{Cite news |title=Sports Illustrated on the Air |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304299704577503100721987914 |access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name=sbn-lockout/>

On August 13, 2012, NBCSN premiered a new morning show, ''[[The 'Lights]]'', which consists of a 20-minute loop of sports highlights with no on-camera personalities, repeated from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. ET.<ref name="sbn-lockout">{{Cite web |title=Break Glass in Case of Lockout: What's Left Of NBC Sports Network |date=August 13, 2012 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/8/13/3234549/break-glass-in-case-of-lockout-whats-left-of-nbc-sports-network |access-date=August 14, 2012 |publisher=SB Nation}}</ref>

In 2014, NBCSN premiered a new auto-themed reality series ''[[Mecum Dealmakers]]''. It was renewed for a second season in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2015 |title=NBC Sports Group Presents Season Premiere of "Mecum Dealmakers" Thursday, July 30 at 10 P.M. ET on NBCSN |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/07/27/nbc-sports-group-presents-season-premiere-of-mecum-dealmakers-thursday-july-30-at-10-pm-et-on-nbcsn-898410/20150727nbc03/ |access-date=August 25, 2015 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>

In April 2016, NBCSN acquired rights to air the [[Dan Patrick (sportscaster)|Dan Patrick]]-hosted ''[[Sports Jeopardy!]]'' The premiere run followed nightly [[2016 Summer Olympics]] coverage, and joined NBCSN's Wednesday night schedule later in October.<ref name="aa-sportsjeopardy">{{Cite web |title=NBCSN Acquires TV Rights to Sports Jeopardy |url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/nbcsn-acquires-tv-rights-to-sports-jeopardy.html |access-date=April 23, 2016 |website=Awful Announcing|date=April 21, 2016 }}</ref>

In February 2019, it was announced that ''The Dan Patrick Show'' would be dropped and replaced by an encore of ''PFT Live'' and an hour-long simulcast block of British sister channel [[Sky Sports News]].<ref name="awfulannouncing.com"/> In April 2020, it was announced that the latter would be replaced by the new [[NFL]] studio show ''NBC Sports Football Flex'' on April 13.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2020 |title=NBCSN replaces Sky Sports News with "NBC Sports Football Flex" as it ramps up NFL Draft coverage |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/nbcsn-replaces-sky-sports-news-with-nbc-sports-football-flex-as-it-ramps-up-nfl-draft-coverage.html |access-date=April 12, 2020 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Past carriage disputes==
At the beginning of September 2009, [[DirecTV]] pulled Versus from its lineup, as it was unable to reach terms on a rate increase demanded by Comcast. In public statements (including a message shown on the channel which formerly carried Versus), DirecTV scolded Comcast for its "unfair and outrageous demands", and considered the company to be "simply piggish" in its demands for higher rates, as it derisively pronounced Versus as "a [[Infomercial|paid programming and infomercial]] channel with occasional sporting events."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hiestand |first=Michael |date=September 1, 2009 |title=Versus does disappearing act after dispute with DirecTV |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2009-09-01-versus-directv_N.htm |access-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref> On March 15, 2010, an agreement was reached between the two sides and Versus returned to DirecTV's lineup. The channel was returned to its original package on the service, Choice Xtra.<ref name="resolution">[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/directv-and-versus-reach-carriage-agreement-sports-net-returns-to-directv-lineup-today-2010-03-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp DIRECTV and VERSUS Reach Carriage Agreement; Sports Net Returns to DIRECTV Lineup Today] ''Market Watch'' March 15, 2010</ref> The network then drastically reduced its paid programming blocks to a more traditional late night-only arrangement under NBC management (between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Eastern time), and mainly limited their offerings to trusted advertisers such as [[Time Life]]. The paid programming itself was also subject to pre-emption with live sports from Asia or Australia, and fully put on hiatus during Olympic coverage.

==High definition==
A [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|high-definition]] feed of the network was launched in January 2007. Initially, its HD feed was shared with sister network [[Golf Channel]] in an arrangement marketed as '''Versus/Golf HD'''; Golf Channel programming was broadcast during the daytime hours, and Versus programming was broadcast during the evening and primetime hours with some schedule variation during Tour de France coverage. The shared channel was replaced by individual HD feeds for both channels in December 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Linda |title=Comcast To Launch Three HD Nets, Including E! |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/133676-Comcast_To_Launch_Three_HD_Nets_Including_E_.php |access-date=August 20, 2011 |publisher=Multichannel News}}</ref>

In May 2013, the network's [[standard-definition television|standard-definition]] feed was converted to a [[widescreen]] presentation with [[letterboxing (filming)|letterboxing]] to duplicate the display seen on the high-definition feed in line with their competitors' presentations of their SD channels.

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MG Motor

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{{Short description|British-Chinese automotive manufacturer owned by SAIC}}
{{About|the current manufacturer of MG cars|the history of the MG marque and the M.G. Car Co. Ltd (1930–1972)|MG Cars}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MG Motor UK Limited
| trading_name =
| logo = Mg logo.svg
| logo_size = 130px
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006|4|12|df=yes}}
| founder =
| location_city = [[Marylebone, London]]
| location_country = United Kingdom
| key_people = William Wang ([[managing director]])
| industry = [[Automobile|Automotive]]
| products = [[Car|Automobiles]]
| brands = [[MG Cars|MG]] (Introduced 1923)
| revenue =
| operating_income = [[£]]15.7 million (2012)<ref name=bm201013>{{Cite news|publisher=Birmingham Mail|title=China 'can get MG back up to speed' |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/china-can-mg-back-up-6212043|access-date=20 October 2013|date=20 October 2013}}</ref>
| net_income = −£4 million (2012)<ref name=bm201013/>
| num_employees = Approx. 500
| owner = [[SAIC Motor]]
| parent = [[SAIC Motor UK]]
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|mg.co.uk}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''MG Motor UK Limited''' ('''MG Motor''') is an [[automotive industry|automotive company]] owned by [[SAIC Motor UK]], headquartered in London, owned by the Shanghai-based Chinese state-owned automaker [[SAIC Motor]].<ref name="CH_05779958">{{cite web | url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05779958 | title=MG Motor UK Ltd | publisher=UK Companies House | access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> MG Motor designs, develops and markets cars sold under the British [[MG marque]], while vehicle manufacturing takes place at its plants in China, Thailand, and India. The design of the cars was originally engineered by MG Motors in the [[Longbridge plant]] in Birmingham, but now most of the design, development and R&D takes place at SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre in London.
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==History==
Following the collapse of [[MG Rover Group]] in 2005, the Chinese automaker [[Nanjing Automobile]] acquired the [[Longbridge plant]] and the MG marque for £53 million ($97 million).<ref name="bbc_20060222">{{Cite news |title=New lease of life for Longbridge |date=22 February 2006 |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4739616.stm |access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=bloom27307>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aP7CQOzvL6tU&refer=uk|title=Nanjing Auto Rolls Out First 'Made-in-China' MG Cars|access-date=3 May 2012|publisher=Bloomberg|date=27 March 2007}}</ref> Nanjing Automobile formally established NAC MG UK Limited as a holding company for the plant and marque on 12 April 2006. In March 2007, Nanjing Automobile unveiled the first MG vehicles manufactured in China, the [[MG TF (2002)|MG TF]], [[MG 3]] and [[MG 7]].<ref name=bloom27307/>

Cars were assembled once again at Longbridge with production of the [[MG F / MG TF|MG TF LE500, MG TF135 and MG TF 85th Anniversary]] between August 2007<ref name="bbc_20080801">{{Cite news |title=Production resumes at Longbridge |date=1 August 2008 |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7536527.stm |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/europe-saic-mg/ |title=MG Sales Data & Trends for the European & UK Automotive Market |website=carsalesbase.com |access-date=2023-10-07}}</ref> All MG production stopped in September 2016.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news |title=MG to end UK car production at Longbridge with switch to China|date=23 September 2016|publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37449289 |access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>

In 2007, Nanjing Automobile was acquired by [[SAIC Motor]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=SAIC merges with Nanjing |date=28 December 2007 |publisher=Bauer Media |work=CAR Magazine |url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/SAIC-merges-with-Nanjing/ |access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref> and in early 2009 ''NAC MG UK Limited'' was renamed ''MG Motor UK Limited''.<ref name="bp_20090121">{{Cite news |title=Longbridge workers laid off |date=21 January 2009 |work=Birmingham Post |url=http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/automotive-business/2009/01/21/longbridge-workers-laid-off-65233-22740642/ |access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref>

The first all-new MG-branded model for 16 years, the [[MG 6|MG6]], was officially launched on 26 June 2011 during a visit to MG Motor's Longbridge plant by Chinese premier [[Wen Jiabao]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8599877/Chinas-1bn-business-deal-with-UK.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8599877/Chinas-1bn-business-deal-with-UK.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=China's £1bn business deal with UK|access-date=4 March 2012|publisher=The Telegraph|date=26 June 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-china-idUSL6E7HQ00W20110626|title=China's premier promotes Sino-UK trade synergies|access-date=4 March 2012|publisher=Reuters|date=26 June 2011}}</ref>

By March 2012, SAIC had invested a total of £450 million in MG Motor.<ref name=bp24512>{{Cite news|publisher=The Birmingham Post|title=Chinese owners plan more investment into MG Motor UK at Longbridge|access-date=1 August 2012|url= http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/automotive-business/2012/05/24/chinese-owners-plan-more-investment-into-mg-motor-uk-at-longbridge-65233-31034189/|date=24 May 2012}}</ref> Sales in the UK totalled 782 vehicles in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 new car market tops two million units, a four-year high|url=http://www.smmt.co.uk/2013/01/2012-new-car-market-tops-two-million-units-hitting-four-year-high/|work=SMMT|access-date=21 January 2013|date=7 January 2013}}</ref> The MG3 went on sale in the United Kingdom in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=The Telegraph|title=MG3 review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/10286808/MG3-review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906170544/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/10286808/MG3-review.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2013|access-date=20 October 2013|date=4 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|publisher=Autocar|title=MG 3 UK first drive review|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mg-motor/mg3/first-drives/mg-3-uk-first-drive-review|access-date=20 October 2013|date=4 September 2013}}</ref>

MG Motor was voted third place for the 'Best Manufacturer' category in the ''[[Auto Express]]'' 2014 Driver Power survey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best car manufacturers 2014|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-cars/86801/best-car-manufacturers-2014|website=Auto Express|access-date=9 February 2015|date=30 April 2014}}</ref> 2014 also saw MG Motor celebrate the MG brand's 90th birthday. They enjoyed further celebrations with a record-breaking year that saw the company lead UK car industry growth in 2014. The brand's sales rose by 361% during 2014 part thanks to the introduction of the MG3 to the product range,<ref>{{cite web|title=MG records 361 per cent growth in UK registrations during 2014|url=http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/news/news-mg-records-361-growth-uk-registrations-2014/|website=AR Online|access-date=9 February 2015|date=7 January 2015}}</ref> with a total of 2,326 cars sold in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullen|first=Enda|date=11 March 2015|title=MG launches quest for 30 new UK dealers|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/mg-launches-quest-30-new-8813128|access-date=7 December 2020|website=BusinessLive}}</ref>

During 2014, MG was the fastest-growing brand in Britain as shown by official figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} Currently, MG Motor has the fastest-growing network of dealers in the UK.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

On 23 September 2016, MG Motor announced that all car production had ceased at Longbridge and henceforth MG vehicles would be imported into the UK.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>

In 2018, SAIC Design opened a new advanced design studio in London, which deals with the advanced design of MG and [[Roewe]] vehicles.<ref name="mgcc.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mgcc.co.uk/saic-design-opens-advanced-design-studio-central-london/|title=MG News{{!}} SAIC opens new Advanced Design Studio|date=2018-09-20|website=MG Car Club|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref>

==Operations==
===Facilities===
MG Motor continued to assemble cars at the historic [[Longbridge plant]] until 2016, when production ended, but retained a large technical centre known as [[SAIC Motor UK|SAIC Motor Technical Centre]] which employed around 500 people at its peak, together with a design studio.<ref name="bm201013" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10317764|title=New £5m MG design studio unveiled at Longbridge site|access-date=29 July 2011|work=BBC News|date=15 June 2010}}</ref> SAIC further reduced its presence in Longbridge in 2019 with the large Technical Centre downsized to 20 staff and moved to London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/230-jobs-risk-mg-owners-move-downsize-uk-base |website=Autocar |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

Formerly home to [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]], [[British Leyland]], [[Rover Group]] and, later, the [[MG Rover Group]]. [[File:MG London Piccadilly Showroom.jpg|thumb|MG Piccadilly]]MG has a £30 million flagship dealership in the heart of London's Piccadilly, which was opened in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=MG opens four more dealerships including flagship central London outlet|url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/mg-opens-four-more-dealerships-8965772|website=Birmingham Post|access-date=30 April 2015|date=2 April 2015}}</ref> Its location is 47–48 Piccadilly, opposite the historic [[Fortnum & Mason|Fortnum & Mason store]].

MG Motors now has dealers across Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|title=MG gets started in New Zealand |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/news/111812970/mg-gets-started-in-new-zealand|website=Stuff|access-date=6 June 2019|date=5 April 2019}}</ref>

===Development===
MG vehicles were primarily designed in United Kingdom between 2005 and 2019, with a reduced UK input since then. [[File:MG Motor UK HQ - SAIC UK Technical & Design Centre.jpeg|thumb|MG Motor UK HQ–SAIC UK Technical & Design Centre|alt=]]Longbridge has been retained and Research and Development is currently undertaken at the Longbridge Facility, with Longbridge being home to SMTC (SAIC Motor Technical Centre) UK, which has significant design and engineering input into SAIC products globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/motors/2013/06/12/mg-unveils-new-super-mini-at-longbridge/|title=MG unveils new super-mini at Longbridge|date=12 June 2013|work=Express & Star|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37449289|title=MG to end UK car production at Longbridge with switch to China|date=23 September 2016|work=BBC|access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref>

MG has headquarters in United Kingdom, with production in China, Thailand (since 2016), Iran (since 2017) and [[MG Motor India|India]] (since 2019) but the primary design was held at the [[Longbridge]], [[Birmingham]] headquarter. Studio is based in a newly renovated building in the heart of London on the Marylebone Road. The new creative space is SAIC first facility, to specialise in Advanced Digital Design Technology, and will work in conjunction with the automotive manufacturer's other studios to support future product designs for brands including MG and Roewe. Advanced London is the second SAIC Motor design studio to be established in Europe, following the studio in Longbridge, which opened in 2011. The London Design Studio will focus more on advanced design research projects and creative exploration of conceptual ideas. London makes use of advanced [[virtual reality]] technology to design vehicles, which allows for the designers to fully immerse themselves into the design concepts, greatly improving the level of detail at which ideas can be reviewed before they are turned into more costly physical models. Using state-of-the-art functions such as this will allow Advanced London to explore innovative design concepts, broadening design possibilities." Advanced London is managed by SAIC Design European Advanced Design Director, Carl Gotham.<ref name="mgcc.co.uk"/>

===Production===
After MG Rover collapsed, [[Nanjing Automobile]] continued production at the [[Longbridge plant]]. Nanjing used Longbridge to produce the MG TF, which they mildly redeveloped.

SAIC took ownership of the MG brand, and from 2010 onwards, the newly released MG 6 was produced in China. However, from 13 April 2011, MG Motor produced the MG 6 at Longbridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13068758|title=New MG6 made at Longbridge plant in Birmingham|date=13 April 2011|publisher=BBC.co.uk}}</ref> From 2013, the [[MG 3]] also saw some limited final assembly at the same factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/260905/mgs_tf_cabrio_axed.html|title=MG's TF cabrio axed | News|publisher=Auto Express|access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref>

Activity at Longbridge was gradually reduced. It was announced in September 2016 that production at the Longbridge facility was to be stopped in 2016 and moved to China, with Matthew Cheyne, head of sales and marketing at MG Motor UK, citing "moving production abroad was a necessary business decision". Twenty-five employees were made redundant as a result of the move and other employees moved to different areas. This marked the end of MG production in the UK, and production was fully moved to China, with later a factory in Thailand.

In 2019 MG Motor was set to open a fourth factory in China, in [[Ningde]], [[Fujian]] Province. The factory will specialise in producing electric vehicles, with the new all-electric production sports car being produced at the factory. MG and Roewe's upcoming SUV, codenamed IS 32 (MG) and IS 31 (Roewe), are also set to be produced at the factory.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chejiahao.autohome.com.cn/info/3201350 | title=骡子曝光，上汽名爵将推中型七座Suv_车家号_发现车生活_汽车之家 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electrive.com/2018/05/04/saic-building-factory-in-china-for-evs-from-roewe-and-mg/|title = SAIC building factory in China for EVs from Roewe and MG|date = 4 May 2018}}</ref>

===Distributors and importers===
===== Brunei =====
MG vehicles are sold in [[Brunei]] and distributed by GHK Motors Brunei Sdn Bhd.

===== Middle East =====
MG-branded vehicles is officially sold in [[Middle East]] are imported and distributed by Auto Class Cars in [[Qatar]], Inter Emirates Motors in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], Zayani Motors of [[Bahrain]], Jiad Modern Motors of [[Saudi Arabia]], Mohsin Haider Darwish of [[Oman]] and Adel Alghanim Automotive in [[Kuwait]].

===== Philippines =====
MG has entered in the [[Philippines|Philippine]] market in 2015 until 2018 under '''Morris Garages Philippines'''. From October 2018 to July 2023, The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI) was the distributor and importer of MG brand vehicles with a network of 42 dealerships nationwide.

On August 1, 2023, SAIC Motor Philippines, Inc. (SMP), the new distributor and importer of MG products and services with a total of 44 MG-branded dealerships across the country.

==Products==

=== Current models ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 90%"
! colspan="4" |Model
!Current generation/ facelift
!
|-
! class="unsortable" width="15%" |Image
!Name
!Introduction
({{abbr|cal.|calendar}} year)
!Generation
!Introduction
({{abbr|cal.|calendar}} year)
!Notes
|-
| colspan="6" |'''[[Hatchback]]'''
|-
|[[File:2022 Wuling EV (Indonesia) front view 02.jpg|frameless]]''(Wuling Air EV pictured)''
![[MG Comet EV|Comet EV]]
|2022
|1st
|2022
|Rebadged [[Wuling Air EV]]
|-
|[[File:MG3 Exclusive registered January 2019 1498cc (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
![[MG3 (automobile)|MG 3]]
|2008
|2nd
|2018
|
|-
|[[File:MG4 EV IMG 7768.jpg|frameless]]
! scope="row" |[[MG4 EV|MG 4 EV]]
|2022
|1st
|2022
|
|-
| colspan="5" |[[Sedan (automobile)|'''Sedan''']]/'''[[Liftback]]/[[Station wagon|Estate]]'''
|
|-
|[[File:2020 MG5 300 TGI (front).jpg|frameless]]
![[MG 5]]
|2012
|2nd
|2020
|
|-
|[[File:MG 5 EV (EP22) 1X7A6207.jpg|frameless]]
![[Roewe i5|MG 5 EV]]
|2020
|1st
|2021
|Rebadged [[Roewe i5|Roewe Ei5]]
|-
|[[File:MG 6 Pro 004 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
![[MG 6]]
|2009
|2nd
|2020
|
|-
|[[File:SAIC MG7 For Guangzhou International Auto Show 2022 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
! scope="row" |[[MG 7]]
|2007
|2nd
|2023
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''[[Sports car]]'''
|-
|[[File:MG Cyberster IAA 2023 1X7A0181.jpg|frameless]]
![[MG Cyberster|Cyberster]]
|2023
|1st
|2023
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''[[SUV]]'''
|-
|[[File:2021 MG ZS Exclusive T-GDi Automatic 1.0 Front.jpg|frameless]]
![[MG ZS (crossover)|ZS]]
|2017
|1st
|2020
|
|-
|[[File:MG Pilot IMG001 (cropped).jpg|frameless|220x220px]]
! scope="row" |[[MG HS|HS]]
|2018
|1st
|2021
|
|-
|[[File:MG One 009 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
![[MG One|One]]
|2021
|1st
|2021
|
|-
|[[File:2022 MG VS HEV X.png|frameless]]
![[MG VS|VS]]
|2022
|1st
|2022
|Rebadged [[Roewe RX3|Roewe Lomemo]], Thailand exclusive model
|-
|[[File:MG Hector Plus (India) front view (1).png|frameless]]
! [[MG Hector|Hector]]
|2021
|1st
|2021
|Rebadged [[Baojun 530]]
|-
|[[File:2020 MG Gloster 2.0 Savvy (India) front view.png|frameless]]
![[MG Gloster|Gloster]]
|2017
|1st
|2017
|Rebadged [[Maxus D90]]
|-
|[[File:Roewe RX5 Plus IMG001.jpg|frameless]]''Roewe RX5 Plus pictured''
![[MG RX5|RX5]]
|2018
|2nd
|2021
|Rebadged [[Roewe RX5|Roewe RX5 Plus]]
|-
|[[File:Roewe RX8 008 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]''Roewe RX8 pictured''
![[MG RX8|RX8]]
|2019
|1st
|2019
|Rebadged [[Roewe RX8]]
|-
| colspan="6" |'''[[Van]]'''
|-
|[[File:2018 SAIC Motor LDV V80 L2H3 TD 2.5 Front.jpg|frameless]]''Maxus V80 pictured''
![[MG V80|V80]]
|2019
|1st
|2019
|Rebadged [[Maxus V80]]
|-
|[[File:2023 MG Maxus 9 V.jpg|frameless]]
![[MG Maxus 9|Maxus 9]]
|2021
|1st
|2021
|Rebadged [[Maxus G90|Maxus Mifa 9]]
|-
| colspan="6" |[[Pickup truck|'''Pickup''']]
|-
|[[File:2021 MG Extender DC 2.0X Grand 4WD.jpg|frameless]]
![[MG Extender|Extender]]
|2019
|1st
|2021
|Rebadged [[Maxus T90]]
|}

=== Former models ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+
!Image
!Name
!Production period
({{abbr|cal.|calendar}} year)
!Generation
|-
|[[File:MG GS in Thailand (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|[[MG GS]]
|2015-2019
|1st
|-
|[[File:MG GT 0001 China 2015-04-20.jpg|frameless]]
|[[MG GT]]
|2014-2019
|1st
|-
|[[File:MG TF 2002.jpg|frameless]]
|[[MG F / MG TF|MG TF]]
|1995-2011
|1st
|}
*

===Concept models===
[[File:MG_Icon_concept_car.jpg|thumb|right|MG Icon Concept Car]]

* MG Icon — An SUV concept unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012.
* MG CS — An SUV concept that was unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in 2013.
* MG EV — An electric supermini based on the [[Roewe E50]], unveiled in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Andrew |date=2014-06-30 |title=MG EV Concept review: 2014 first drive |url=https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-reviews/mg-ev-concept-review-2014-first-drive/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Motoring Research |language=en-US}}</ref>
* MG E-Motion —  An electric sports car concept unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 April 2017 |title=MG E-Motion EV sports car for production in 2020 |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-shanghai-auto-show/mg-e-motion-ev-sports-car-production-2020 |access-date=19 April 2017 |work=Autocar}}</ref>
* MG X-Motion — An SUV concept unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show 2018, previewed the [[MG HS]].

== Motorsport ==
[[File:MG Triple Eight BTCC Cars 2012 to 2014.jpg|thumb|right|MG / Triple Eight British Touring Cars 2012–2014]]
In January 2012, MG Motor announced that it would enter the [[2012 British Touring Car Championship season|2012 British Touring Car Championship]] through the newly established [[Triple Eight Race Engineering (United Kingdom)|MG KX Momentum Racing]] team.<ref name="tele25112">{{cite news|date=25 January 2012|title=MG makes a return to racing|publisher=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/9038638/MG-makes-a-return-to-racing.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/9038638/MG-makes-a-return-to-racing.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 January 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In its debut season the team ran two [[MG 6|MG6]]s driven by [[Jason Plato]] and [[Andy Neate]]. Plato ended the season in third place, with the car yet to find its feet in wet conditions.
[[File:Images of the 2015 MG Triple Eight Race Car liverys.jpg|thumb|MG / Triple Eight British Touring Cars 2015|alt=|left]]

The team returned in 2013, with [[Sam Tordoff]] driving, who performed well in his debut year having joined through the KX Academy scheme. Plato once again came third, with Tordoff sixth.
[[File:MG Triple Eight British Touring Car 2016.jpg|thumb|right|MG / Triple Eight British Touring Cars 2016]]
In 2014, MG won the Manufacturer's Championship<ref>{{cite news|date=14 October 2014|title=MG WINS FIRST BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP MANUFACTURER TITLE|publisher=MG Motor UK|url=http://mg.co.uk/news/2014/10/13/mg-wins-first-british-touring-car-championship-manufacturer-title/|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> to break Honda's four-year reign. After just three years of competition, the MG6 GT sealed the title by 95 points at the season finale at Brands Hatch.

Drivers Plato and Tordoff racked up seven wins and 20 podiums in the 30-race calendar. Plato finished the Driver's Championship in second place, behind Colin Turkington, while Tordoff finished seventh. The 2014 season also saw a third MG6 GT on the grid, driven by [[Marc Hynes]] and also maintained by Triple Eight but in a new livery which did not resemble the other two MG cars. Hynes finished his debut season in 18th.

For the 2015 campaign, MG fought to regain the Manufacturers / Constructors title with a new driver lineup. 2013 Champion Andrew Jordan and young gun Jack Goff paired up in the MG6 to fight against Honda, BMW and Infiniti for the title. MG finished second in the Manufacturers / Constructors title challenge, with Andrew and Jack in fifth and ninth position, respectively, in the drivers' standings.

MG announced a new three-year contract extension with Triple Eight Racing for the 2016 BTCC campaign. The team plan was to bring in young and up-and-coming drivers with an intention to grow its own champion over the duration of the contract. Josh Cook, a former 2014 Renault UK Clio Cup Vice-Champion, and BTCC 2015 Jack Sears Trophy winner (award for the top rookie) and Ashley Sutton, graduating to BTCC after leaving the Renault Clio Cup as reigning 2015 champion, were announced as the new line up for MG. After a hard-fought campaign the MG drivers finished in 12th and 13th place, respectively, with Ash picking up the Jack Sears Trophy for the top rookie.

Another new driver lineup was introduced for the 2017 season as [[Árón Taylor-Smith]] and [[Daniel Lloyd (racing driver)|Daniel Lloyd]] drove the MG6 cars. The season was a disaster, with not a single win or podium finish to show for their efforts. Lloyd left the team after four meetings and Josh Cook was brought back to help improve results, whilst Taylor-Smith was withdrawn from the Croft rounds of the championship after being involved in a multi-car accident during the wet qualifying session at the circuit, the Irishman struggled thereafter, picking up just six further points all season. Cook was ultimately the highest placed of the MG drivers in the championship, but only in 18th (that includes the points he obtained when driving for Maximum Motorsport before returning to MG), and the team finished a distant last in the manufacturers standings.

Triple Eight merged their operations with BMR Racing for 2018, and therefore MG exited the championship again as a manufacturer. The MG6 continued to be used for a further two seasons, firstly by [[AmD Essex|AmD Tuning]] in 2018, and then by [[Excelr8 Motorsport]] in 2019, with rather limited success in both years.

==Sales numbers==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+MG sales by countries<ref>{{Cite web |title=MG - Sales all over the World |url=https://chinamobil.ru/eng/saic/mg/?view=sales_all |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=chinamobil.ru}}</ref>
|-
! Calendar Year
! width="12%" | China<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/china-mg/|title=MG China auto sales figures|date=2015-03-12|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2022-08-21}}</ref>
! width="12%" | UK
!Europe (UK included)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/europe-saic-mg/|title=MG Europe & UK auto sales figures|date=2022-08-21|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2022-08-21}}</ref>
! width="12%" | India
!Mexico
! width="12%" | Australia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/Australia-car-sales-data/mg/|title=MG Australia auto sales figures|date=2015-03-12|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
! width="12%" | Thailand<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/Thailand-car-sales-data/mg/|title=MG Thailand auto sales figures|date=2015-03-12|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
!Chile
! width="12%" | Philippines<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carsalesbase.com/Philippines-car-sales-data/mg/|title=MG Philippines auto sales figures|date=2015-03-12|website=carsalesbase.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|3,131
|
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2008
| 9,361
| 133
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2009
| 13,785
| 374
| 374
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2010
| 29,216
| 282
| 285
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2011
| 50,191
| 360
| 362
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2012
| 72,516
| 782
| 787
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2013
| 74,684
| 504
| 513
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
| 2014
| 52,217
| 2,326
| 2,326
| -
| -
| -
|204<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/salesreport_total2014/|title=Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์รวมปี 2557 ที่ละเอียดที่สุดในไทย|date=2015-02-01|website=HeadLight Magazine|language=th|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
| -
| -
|-
| 2015
| 70,377
| 3,152
| 3,157
| -
| -
| -
|3,779<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/salesreport_total2015/|title=Exclusive Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์รวม ปี 2558 / 2015 ที่ละเอียดที่สุดในไทย|date=2016-06-10|website=HeadLight Magazine|language=th|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
| -
| -
|-
| 2016
| 80,389
| 4,192
| 4,194
| -
| -
| -
|8,319<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2016/|title=Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 59 – สรุปยอดรวมปี 2559 / 2016 แบ่งตาม Segment|date=2017-01-26|website=HeadLight Magazine|language=th|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
| -
| -
|-
| 2017
| 134,786
| 4,192
| 4,442
| -
| -
| -
|12,013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2017/|title=Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 60 – สรุปยอดรวมปี 2560 / 2017 แบ่งตาม Segment|date=2018-01-29|website=HeadLight Magazine|language=th|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
|3,035
| -
|-
| 2018
| 256,084
| 9,049
| 9,050
| -
| -
|3,007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caradvice.com.au/723867/vfacts-mg-sales-on-the-rise/|title=VFACTS: MG sales on the rise {{!}} CarAdvice|website=CarAdvice.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
|23,740<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.headlightmag.com/sales-report-december-2018/|title=Sales Report เจาะลึกยอดขายรถยนต์ ธันวาคม 61 + สรุปปี 2018 แบ่งตาม Segment|date=2019-05-09|website=HeadLight Magazine|language=th|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref>
|5,406
| -
|-
|2019
|269,751
|14,061
|14,061
| -
| -
|8,326<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goauto.com.au/news/vfacts/sales-2019/vfacts-car-industry-takes-big-hit-in-2019/2020-01-06/81215.html|title=News – VFACTS – Sales 2019|last=MARTIN|first=GoAutoMedia-TERRY|website=GoAuto|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
|26,516<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toyota.co.th/en/sales_volume/|title=Sales Volume – Toyota Motor Thailand|last=จำกัด|first=บริษัท โตโยต้า มอเตอร์ ประเทศไทย|website=www.toyota.co.th|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
|8,386
|5,085<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 6, 2020|title=New MG PH distributor wiped out past mistakes, sold 5,085 in 2019|work=Auto Industriya|url=https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/new-mg-ph-distributor-wiped-out-past-mistakes-sold-5-085-in-2019.html}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|297,317
|18,415
|25,199
|28,162<ref name="India 2021">{{cite web |title=MG Motor India posts 43 per cent rise in retail sales in 2021 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/mg-motor-india-posts-43-per-cent-rise-in-retail-sales-in-2021/articleshow/88629396.cms?from=mdr |website=Economic Times |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
| -
|15,253
|28,316
|10,789
|3,542
|-
|2021
|456,243
|30,600<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=MG Motor triple ses ventes Européennes en 2021|url=https://news.mgmotor.eu/fr/press/mg-motor-triple-ses-ventes-europeennes-en-2021/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=MG Motor Europe|language=en}}</ref>
|52,546<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=MG Motor triple ses ventes Européennes en 2021|url=https://news.mgmotor.eu/fr/press/mg-motor-triple-ses-ventes-europeennes-en-2021/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=MG Motor Europe|language=en}}</ref>
|40,273<ref name="India 2021" />
|8,699
|39,025<ref name="AUS Sales 21">{{Cite web|title=Australia Car Sales Figures 2021 (By Brand)|url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/vfacts-australias-2021-new-car-sales-detailed-in-full|access-date=2022-08-21|website=CarExpert.com.au|language=en}}</ref>
|31,005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thailand - Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2021 - MarkLines Automotive Industry Portal |url=https://www.marklines.com/en/statistics/flash_sales/automotive-sales-in-thailand-by-month-2021 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.marklines.com}}</ref>
|20,846<ref>{{Cite web |title=チリの2021年の新車販売台数、調査開始以来2番目の高水準に {{!}} 地域・分析レポート - 海外ビジネス情報 |url=https://www.jetro.go.jp/biz/areareports/2022/b899223151f4484b.html |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=ジェトロ |language=ja}}</ref>
|6,343<ref>{{Cite web |title=More than 290,000 vehicles were sold in PH in 2021 |url=https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/industry-news/philippine-automotive-industry-2021-car-sales-a4354-20220218 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=www.topgear.com.ph |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|170,236
|51,050
|
|48,063
|23,574
|49,582<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australia's top-selling cars, utes, and SUVs of 2022 {{!}} RACV |url=https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/transport/cars/australian-new-car-sales-2022.html |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=@RACV |language=en}}</ref>
|24,466
|20,301
|7,856
|}

==See also==
* [[List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{MG Motor}}
{{Rover Cars}}
{{MG timeline 2000 to date}}
{{Automotive industry in the United Kingdom}}
{{SAIC Motor}}

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[[Category:MG Motor| ]]
[[Category:Car manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers]]
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in England]]

Toy Kingdom

2023-10-08T04:05:07Z

158.62.54.218:

{{Short description|Chain of toy stores}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox company |
|name = Toy Kingdom
|logo = ToyKingdom.svg
|logo_size =
|image = Toy Kingdom at SM City Cebu (02-05-2023).jpg
|image_caption = Former Toy Kingdom branch at [[SM City Cebu]]. Now relocated at the second level since May 2023.
|type = [[Subsidiary]]
|owner = [[SM Retail]]
|foundation = 1991
|location = SM Retail Headquarters, J.W. Diokno Boulevard corner Bayshore Ave. [[SM Mall of Asia|MOA Complex]], [[Pasay|Pasay City]], [[Philippines]]
|area_served = Nationwide
|key_people =
|industry = [[Retail]]
|num_employees = 59,000
|products = [[Toy]]s
|homepage = {{URL|http://www.toykingdom.ph/|toykingdom.ph}}
}}

'''Toy Kingdom''' is a large toy store chain owned and developed by the [[SM Investments|SM Group]] by the late [[Chinese Filipino]] taipan, [[Henry Sy|Henry Sy, Sr.]], along with its corporation name, the "International Toyworld Inc". It features a variety of toys, gizmos & gadgets. The first branch opened at [[SM Megamall]] in 1991. Now there are more than 20 branches opened inside and outside [[SM Supermalls]]. Aside from the regular Toy Kingdom stores, SM Stores have smaller toy sections called Toy Kingdom Express.

Toy Kingdom's main rivals in the Philippines are [[Toys "R" Us]] (located at several [[Robinsons Malls]], and [[Ayala Malls]])<ref>[http://www.toysrus.com.ph/storelocations/tabid/119/language/en-US/Default.aspx Toys "R" Us Philippines locations]</ref> and ToyTown (with branches at [[Glorietta]], [[Festival Alabang]], and [[Market! Market!]]). Kidz Station (with three locations in [[Makati]] and one at the [[Shangri-La Plaza]] in [[Mandaluyong]]) was also a rival store until Toys "R" Us acquired them on November 2010.

Toy Kingdom holds the biennial major event Toy Expo Philippines, which gathers toy brands to showcase their latest offerings through exhibit set-ups and activities. A free-admission event, usually held during August at the [[SMX Convention Center]] in the [[Mall of asia complex|Mall of Asia Complex]], Toy Expo Philippines started in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mommyfleur.com/2012/08/29/toy-kingdoms-toy-expo-2012/|title=TOY KINGDOM’S TOY EXPO 2012|date=August 29, 2012|website=Mommy Fleur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/toy-expo-philippines-2014.html|title=TOY EXPO PHILIPPINES 2014|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9fPs86EWoY|title=Toy Kingdom Toy Expo Philippines 2014|date=August 14, 2014|website=YouTube: ToyKingdomPH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/Toy-Expo-2016.html|title=TOY EXPO 2016|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref> It held its 4th edition in 2018 from August 24 to 26 participated by brands such as [[Peppa Pig]], [[My Little Pony]], [[Play-Doh]], [[Shopkins]], [[Littlest Pet Shop]], [[PAW Patrol]], [[Super Wings]], and many more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://manilastandard.net/lifestyle/home-living/273666/amazing-toy-expo2018.html|title=Amazing toy expo|date=August 22, 2018|work=The Manila Standard}}</ref>

==Toy Kingdom Amazing Card==
It is a loyalty program in which members get to earn rewards points, big savings, and are entitled to exclusive privileges throughout the membership period. Simply avail the Toy Kingdom Amazing Kit at any Toy Kingdom mall branch, fill up and submit the membership form, and get your Toy Kingdom Amazing Card once the payment has been completed.

==See also==
*[[Toys "R" Us|Toys "R" Us Philippines]], Toy Kingdom's main competitor

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.toykingdom.ph/ Toy Kingdom] The official website of Toy Kingdom
* [http://thesmstore.com/ The SM Store]. The official website of The SM Store
* [http://www.smprime.com/ SM Prime Holdings]. The official website of the parent company.

{{SMPH}}

[[Category:Retail companies established in 1991]]
[[Category:Retail companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Toy companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:SM Prime]]
[[Category:Toy retailers]]
[[Category:Companies based in Pasay]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in the Philippines]]

Toy Kingdom

2023-10-08T04:03:47Z

158.62.54.218:

{{Short description|Chain of toy stores}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox company |
|name = Toy Kingdom
|logo = ToyKingdom.svg
|logo_size =
|image = Toy Kingdom at SM City Cebu (02-05-2023).jpg
|image_caption = Former Toy Kingdom branch at [[SM City Cebu]]. Now relocated at the second level since May 2023.
|type = [[Subsidiary]]
|owner = [[SM Retail]]
|foundation = 1991
|location = SM Retail Headquarters, J.W. Diokno Boulevard corner Bayshore Ave. [[SM Mall of Asia|MOA Complex]], [[Pasay|Pasay City]], [[Philippines]]
|area_served = Nationwide
|key_people =
|industry = [[Retail]]
|num_employees = 59,000
|products = [[Toy]]s
|homepage = {{URL|http://www.toykingdom.ph/|toykingdom.ph}}
}}

'''Toy Kingdom''' is a large toy store chain owned and developed by the [[SM Investments|SM Group]] by the late [[Chinese Filipino]] taipan, [[Henry Sy|Henry Sy, Sr.]], along with its corporation name, the "International Toyworld Inc". It features a variety of toys, gizmos & gadgets. The first branch opened at [[SM Megamall]] in 1991. Now there are more than 20 branches opened inside and outside [[SM Supermalls]]. Aside from the regular Toy Kingdom stores, SM Stores have smaller toy sections called Toy Kingdom Express.

Toy Kingdom's main rivals in the Philippines are [[Toys "R" Us]] (located at several [[Robinsons Malls]], and [[Ayala Malls]])<ref>[http://www.toysrus.com.ph/storelocations/tabid/119/language/en-US/Default.aspx Toys "R" Us Philippines locations]</ref> and ToyTown (with branches at [[Glorietta]], [[Festival Alabang]], and [[Market! Market!]]). Kidz Station (with three locations in [[Makati]] and one at the [[Shangri-La Plaza]] in [[Mandaluyong]]) was also a rival store until Toys "R" Us acquired them on November 2010.

Toy Kingdom holds the biennial major event Toy Expo Philippines, which gathers toy brands to showcase their latest offerings through exhibit set-ups and activities. A free-admission event, usually held during August at the [[SMX Convention Center]] in the [[Mall of asia complex|Mall of Asia Complex]], Toy Expo Philippines started in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mommyfleur.com/2012/08/29/toy-kingdoms-toy-expo-2012/|title=TOY KINGDOM’S TOY EXPO 2012|date=August 29, 2012|website=Mommy Fleur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/toy-expo-philippines-2014.html|title=TOY EXPO PHILIPPINES 2014|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9fPs86EWoY|title=Toy Kingdom Toy Expo Philippines 2014|date=August 14, 2014|website=YouTube: ToyKingdomPH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toykingdom.ph/pages/Toy-Expo-2016.html|title=TOY EXPO 2016|website=Toy Kingdom}}</ref> It held its 4th edition in 2018 from August 24 to 26 participated by brands such as [[Peppa Pig]], [[My Little Pony]], [[Play-Doh]], [[Shopkins]], [[Littlest Pet Shop]], [[PAW Patrol]], [[Super Wings]], and many more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://manilastandard.net/lifestyle/home-living/273666/amazing-toy-expo2018.html|title=Amazing toy expo|date=August 22, 2018|work=The Manila Standard}}</ref>

==Toy Kingdom Amazing Card==
It is a loyalty program in which members get to earn rewards points, big savings, and are entitled to exclusive privileges throughout the membership period. Simply avail the Toy Kingdom Amazing Kit at any Toy Kingdom mall branch, fill up and submit the membership form, and get your Toy Kingdom Amazing Card once the payment has been completed.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.toykingdom.ph/ Toy Kingdom] The official website of Toy Kingdom
* [http://thesmstore.com/ The SM Store]. The official website of The SM Store
* [http://www.smprime.com/ SM Prime Holdings]. The official website of the parent company.

{{SMPH}}

[[Category:Retail companies established in 1991]]
[[Category:Retail companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Toy companies of the Philippines]]
[[Category:SM Prime]]
[[Category:Toy retailers]]
[[Category:Companies based in Pasay]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in the Philippines]]