Editing Austin Montego (section)

===New Zealand===
[[File:1991 MG 2.0 SL Estate (14944856306).jpg|thumb|right|MG Montego 2.0 SL wagon, New Zealand]]
In New Zealand, the Austin Montego was launched in 1984. The only models available were the manual 2.0-litre HLS or Mayfair versions, and only in estate form. The sedan version was not offered in New Zealand due to concerns that it would compete directly with the [[Honda Accord]], locally assembled by the [[New Zealand Motor Corporation]], which had changed from assembling BL to Honda models. Also available from 1987 the Montego sedan was sold in the Vanden Plas range with the 2.0-litre fuel-injected motor.

From about 1989 onwards, a wider range of models were imported by a new company, Rover New Zealand; this included sedan versions for the first time. Also new were the MG 2.0 range (identical to the [[MG cars|MG]] Montego sold in the UK), and all wore the MG badge. The main [[Auckland]] dealer developed an air conditioning system as an option for these models in conjunction with local specialists.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Z-Cars-1980s-Martin-Lewis/dp/1901432106 ''Classic and Sports Car A-Z of Cars of the 1980s''], Martin Lewis, Bay View Books Ltd, 1998, page 91</ref>