MG5 (automobile)

The MG5 is a series of compact cars built by SAIC Motor and sold under the MG marque since 2012. The first generation was launched in China on 28 March 2012 on the same platform as the Roewe 350 saloon; in China the hatchback was sold as the MG5 and the saloon as the MG GT, although the saloon also carried the MG5 name in several export markets, and the car was exported to emerging markets such as Egypt, Chile and Algeria. Its production engine was a 1.5 litre petrol four cylinder, with a turbocharged version added in November 2013. A second generation appeared in September 2020 with the third generation MG family design language, and a facelift was unveiled on 14 August 2024. Outside China and Thailand the MG5 name was also given to the export version of the Roewe i5, whose battery electric form is sold in Europe as the MG5 EV. Two earlier MG 5 projects, one based on the Rover 45 and one on the MG ZS, never reached production.