, has been attacked by a rival carmaker in unprecedented fashion, at least in Malaysia. The rival, which sells a sedan in the same price bracket as the MG5 , has released material that explicitly names the new entrant, and the chosen area of attack is safety.
SAIC Motor Malaysia has not reacted to the ‘heat’ on social media, but we now have a response. According to head of marketing Phang Rick Kee, the MG5 sold in Malaysia is not of the same spec as the car tested by ANCAP. Indeed, in December 2023, MG Motor Australia announced a series of safety changes designed to improve the MG5’s crash-test performance. The list includes seatbelt pre-tensioners on all five seats plus dynamic load tensioners , lane-keep assist, traffic sign recognition and a more advanced AEB system.