Honda set to close Swindon car plant

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Internal combustion is so last century!

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Since this announcement was first rumoured I have had my eyes open looking for a Honda that is less than 5 years old. Haven't seen one. I don't know anyone who owns a Honda, (an ex has bought a 4 year old one, the boy-racer one, but I have no contact with her beyond her Instagram feed). Could the fact that no one is buying their cars have any bearing on this?

Apparently most (95% ish) of the Hondas built in Swindon are exported to the EU and US.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Apparently most (95% ish) of the Hondas built in Swindon are exported to the EU and US.

Yeah, just seen that, along with Honda’s position in the European car market; 19th biggest manufacturer.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Yeah, they are not that big in Europe, and the UK & Turkey plants produced around 200,000 cars a years between them, whereas their worldwide sales are over 5 million a year, so to Honda, these plants are a very small part of their global business.