DB Go Rex
Prominent Member
I Completely agree, the main problem here is MG not being able to supply cars at anywhere near the "demand rate".
From what i have heard the supply problem into the factories are not as big a factor anymore, so the only reason they do not keep up with demand is because they produce to few.
And then they release a new model, that is also going to need components and production lines, when they can not keep up with demand on their existing cars.
Absolutely silly, would have been a lot better if the additional production lines were focused on catching up with the waiting line for the existing cars.
I fear that the August 2023 delivery date i have on my contract is going to be pushed back, and i have to say, that in the EV market, more than a year, maybe 1½-2 years is a long time.
If something else comes around before i take delivery of the ZS EV, i am going to jump ship, and just get that, i bet that in late 2023, there will be even better cars with even better batteries and so on.
Making people wait a whole year, is likely to get people so annoyed that they just go somewhere else.
I know that right now all the other places you can go, also has waiting lines, but again, from what i am hearing the component shortage is not that bad anymore, so maybe other manufacturers will be able to increase production and make cars that you can actually get in a short time.
A year is not unusual with current car lead times. If you jump somewhere else, unless you have a stock order, likely you have the same problem.
My issue with the wait has been the way the estimates have been handled, constantly pushing the dates back, knowing full well they couldn't be met. Add to that dealers that have sold cars on the open market with waiting customers and the lack of information from MG on it.
On your speculation about prioritising the newer MG4 - I think it's likely more complicated than you make out. What you have to bear in mind about that car is that it is a completely different platform. Lines building those cars will be very different and I highly doubt there was priority of that over the MG ZS. I wouldn't be surprised if they were built in a different location.