Longbridge might be gone but...
 

Thanks to the way back machine,

We can at least interact with snapshots of the official mg-rover website

https://web.archive.org/web/20040402...tic/index.html

You can explore different dates using the top right of the page if you wish.

I explored and found on the 9th of April, the announcement was published on the websites news page about pwc being called in following the collapse of the government funding etc.

The internet was much simpler to navigate back then😂