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[Rick]

Managers at Birmingham's Longbridge plant are understood to be considering plans to shut down car production lines until early 2010, the BBC understands.

Production of a special version of the MGTF is due to end in weeks, BBC Midlands Today's Peter Plisner said.

MG Motor UK Ltd said "no final decision has been made regarding a temporary shutdown of our production facility".

It added: "If such a decision is taken we are likely to make a statement at that time confirming our intentions."

The company added that its Longbridge-based engineering/R&D facility continues to work on future MG products, which "are being specifically developed for the UK & Western European markets".

MG Rover collapsed in 2005 with the loss of 6,500 jobs.

In May 2007 its Chinese owners opened a new car production line at Longbridge as a ceremony marked the official reopening by Nanjing Automobile Corporation.

Shanghai Automotive has since taken over the Longbridge operation.

Bron http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/8221404.stm

[ErikB]

Ik heb het anders verwoord gekregen: het productie aantal voor 2009 is bereikt tegen eind augustus. De productie zal dan ook stoppen tot mei 2010.

[RoadRunner]

Beter, zoals jij het zegt Erik lijkt het minder dramatisch.

[Rick]

Dat is inderdaad beter, als de productie in mei 2010 weer verder gaat.
Ik vraag me af wat er dan gebeurd met de werknemers?

[ErikB]

Die 17-tal mensen zullen tijdelijk iets anders moeten zoeken, neem ik aan.