Nanjing to resume Longbridge Rover production

By Matthew Jones

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - The Chinese company that bought failed MG Rover last year hopes to restart production at the mothballed Longbridge plant, making 15,000 cars a year, or just over 10 percent of pre-collapse output.

The announcement put an end to hopes that many of the 5,000 workers who lost their jobs last year would find new employment at the Birmingham factory.

At a news conference in London, Nanjing Automobile's Managing Director Yu ...