Longbridge plant

SAIC Longbridge plant
SAIC Longbridge plant
	Longbridge in 2006
Built	1895
Location	Longbridge, Birmingham, England
Industry	Automotive
Products	MG 6 (2010-2016); MG 3 (2011-2016); Rover 75 (previously); Rover 45 (previously); Rover 25 (previously); Rover Streetwise (previously); MG ZT (previously); MG TF (previously); MG SV (previously); MG ZS (previously); MG ZR (previously); Rover 400 (previously); Rover 200 (previously); Rover 100 (previously); Rover Mini (previously); Rover (previously); MG (currently); Mini (previously); Austin Motor Company (previously); British Leyland (previously);
Employees	About 400 (2008–2016); 50 (2005–2008); 6,500 (2000–2005);
Architect	Herbert Austin
Style	Manufacturing, industrial centre/plant
Area	69 acres (28 ha) (Remaining)
Address	MG Motor, Lowhill Lane, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
Owner(s)	Austin Motor Company (1906-1952); British Motor Corporation (1952-1968); British Leyland (1968-1986); Rover Group (1986-2000); MG Rover Group (2000-2005); SAIC (2005-present)

Longbridge plant is an industrial complex in Longbridge, Birmingham, England, currently leased by SAIC as a research and development facility for its MG Motor subsidiary. Vehicle assembly ended in 2016.

Opened in 1905, by the late 1960s Longbridge employed around 25,000 workers, building cars including the original Mini.

In the Second World War, the main plant produced munitions and tank parts, while the nearby East Works of Austin Aero Ltd at Cofton Hackett produced Short Stirling and Hawker Hurricane aircraft.

Since the collapse of MG Rover in 2005, part of the site has been redeveloped for commercial and residential use.

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