Despite an auspicious launch, sales of the year-old Lianda model plummeted last month to an all time low. Production levels were sustained in anticipation of the traditional seasonal peak and then slashed radically once this failed to materialise. The collapse is largely blamed upon inept promotion and the car is now solely available through special order from Head Office. The announcement shortly after launch of the six month minimum waiting time, led to an upsurge in complaints from customers and is thought to have dissuaded plenty of potential buyers, some of whom opted for the more expensive Especial from the same stable. Talk of the company's imminent collapse, however, is unfounded and is thought to be propaganda spread by less profitable rivals.

Question: Parts of the plant lay temporarily idle after Lianda production was cut.
Options:
A. true, B. false, C. uncertain
Answer: "A"