SAIC Motor MG4 EV History
SAIC's ground-up electric hatchback on a dedicated MSP platform — the MG that broke into mainstream European EV charts and received widespread press acclaim.
Photo: “MG4 EV Automesse Ludwigsburg 2022 1X7A5870” by Alexander Migl / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
History
The MG4 EV — sold as the MG Mulan in China — was launched in June 2022 and became the first vehicle built on SAIC's dedicated Modular Scalable Platform (MSP, marketed as the Nebula platform in China), a purpose-built battery-electric architecture. First batches arrived in Europe in September 2022, where the car's competitive pricing and decent range quickly earned it top-ten finishes in Scandinavian EV sales charts.
The MG4 EV earned broad press acclaim as MG's first ground-up EV design rather than a converted combustion model, and significantly accelerated the brand's European sales growth. A high-performance MG4 XPower variant and subsequent updates broadened the range. A comprehensively redesigned model arrived in 2025 with semi-solid-state battery options starting from around $14,000 in China.
Generations
First generation (EH32) · MG4 EV (2022)
Photo: “MG4 EV Automesse Ludwigsburg 2022 1X7A5870” by Alexander Migl / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
The debut MSP-platform electric hatchback; widely praised and competitive on price across European markets.
2022 Photo: “MG4 EV Automesse Ludwigsburg 2022 1X7A5870” by Alexander Migl / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Second generation · MG4 EV (2025)
Comprehensive redesign with semi-solid-state battery option; launched in China from approximately $14,000.
2026 Photo: “MG 4 EV II -- Auto Fuzhou -- 01 2026-06-21” by Randall Ferry / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Body styles
- Hatchback
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