MG says it is on track to increase its dealer network to 80 sites before the end of this year.

The brand has added 20 new dealerships since November 2013.

The latest additions include County MG in Bicester, Maidstone MG will be run by the F. G. Barnes and Sons group and Purbeck MG in Wareham will cover sales areas for Poole, Swanage and the western area of Bournemouth. Brecon Motors in Brecon, Wales has also taken on the MG franchise.

MG has also added locations in south Sheffield, Dudley, Gloucester, north Sheffield, Woking, Spalding, Barnes in West London, Newcastle, Leicester, Harrogate, Doncaster, Northampton, Swindon, Norwich, Falmouth, Brecon, Maidstone, Oxfordshire and Exeter.

The brand will also be looking to appoint more aftersales points in the UK in addition to its 80 sales locations.

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