Rover 'put brakes on car production'

English car manufacturer MG Rover is to halt production for three days this week to “balance” dealers’ stocks in the face of falling sales, it was reported today.

Longbridge-based MG, which the Phoenix consortium bought from BMW for £10 in 2000, will halt production of its 25, 45 and 75 models from Tuesday night until next Monday, the Sunday Times said. No-one from MG Rover was available to comment.