Bentley announces seven week production halt

Coming off record sales of 10,014 vehicles in 2007, Bentley's performance last year didn’t go so well, with sales figures dropping by up to 20% over the course of the year. The super-luxury carmaker is being forced to make further cutbacks after earlier shift reductions and production slowing didn't reach far enough to counter decreased demand. Bentley announced today that it would suspend production for up to seven weeks because of falling demand. "There's a global downturn in the automotive market," company spokesman Mike Hawes told AFP.
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