The ‘Morris Garages’ initially built sports models based on Morris models from 1923. With the ‘Midget’ in 1929, MG laid the foundation for later successes. Like many other English sports car manufacturers, the brand experienced its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, when the Americans were crazy about small, sporty two-seaters. The MGB is regarded as the most successful car of its kind. From the 1980s onwards, MGs were merely offshoots of cheaper corporate models. Several attempts to revitalise the sports car tradition failed. The brand rights have been held by China since 2006.