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Mar 26, 2021 · Honda's Swindon plant secures new future with promise of 'thousands' of jobs. The Japanese firm had promised to leave a sustainable legacy behind when it decided to pull out of UK car production.
Jul 30, 2021 · Final vehicle has left the production line. HONDA UK has ended production at its Swindon car manufacturing facility, bringing to a close more than 35 years of vehicle production at the factory. Although some 200 of the 3,500 employees at the plant will be kept on in the short term, to supervise the wind-down, Honda’s decision to close the ...
Feb 19, 2019 · The firm says the move is due to global changes in the car industry and has nothing to do with Brexit. ... 160,000 Honda Civic cars built annually at the plant . 90% of production sold to the UK ...
Jul 28, 2021 · For workers like Michael Poole the announcement, in February 2019, that Honda was to close the Swindon plant was "a huge shock". He was a year into an apprenticeship and was in a training session ...
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd (informally HUM) was a British automotive manufacturing company, and the United Kingdom-based manufacturing subsidiary of the multinational automotive company Honda. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Swindon , England, HUM operated manufacturing plants that included casting, engine assembly, pressing, welding, painting, and car assembly activities. [ 1 ]
Feb 19, 2019 · HONDA has said that Brexit is not the reason for its proposed decision to close its factory in Swindon. The Japanese car maker this morning confirmed that a consultation period has begun with a view to closing the plant, which produces the Civic model alongside petrol and diesel engines, in 2021, putting 3,500 Honda jobs and a further 10,000 ...
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May 13, 2019 · At the time, it said the move was due to “unpredecented changes in the global automotive industry”. ... Honda of the UK Manufacturing, which was established in Swindon in 1985, has received a ...
