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MG Unveils Two Design-Led Concepts and Expands Semi-Solid Battery Plans

MG's concepts introduce a more emotional design identity while the company prepares its SolidCore semi-solid batteries for European plug-in-hybrid SUVs.

Overview

  • At the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2026, MG publicly showed two concept cars — the compact electric MG GO! and the large MG Cyber Concept — to map its future model range.
  • The MG GO! was developed at MG's London design centre under Carl Gotham with input from Jozef Kabaň and is presented as a retro‑inspired small electric study that MG says could feed a 2027 European production model.
  • The MG Cyber Concept is a sporty crossover‑coupé styling study inspired by the EX181 and framed as a possible future flagship, though MG released no technical specifications for the car.
  • MG confirmed it is rolling out SolidCore, a semi‑solid‑state battery architecture, into Plug-in‑Hybrid+ applications and plans the first production uses in three new B, C and D‑segment SUVs for Europe.
  • MG says it is building a Galicia, Spain plant to localize European production from 2028, and promotes SolidCore as offering steadier power at low state of charge and in cold conditions compared with conventional liquid‑electrolyte cells.