Honda to close Swindon factory: 3,500 jobs to go

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Tristan Shale-Hester 2019-02-18 14:20

Honda will close the UK factory in Swindon where it builds the Honda Civic by 2022, according to reports

Honda is closing its Swindon plant where 3,500 people are employed, reports indicate.

The factory in Berkshire is set to shut permanently in 2022, although the Japanese manufacturer will keep its European headquarters in Bracknell, while its Formula One racing team operations will remain in the UK as well, according to Sky News and the BBC.

The Swindon plant is Honda’s only factory in the EU, and around 100,000 Civics are built there each year.

The news is a development of the announcement last week that Honda would be axing around 500 temporary jobs at the factory.

Honda has been approached for comment.

 

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