More car industry casualties of Brexit in waiting? Sources say Honda is set to announce the closure of its factory in Swindon, UK. Such a move would put 3,500 on-site jobs ‘at risk’, plus thousands more in the factory’s nationwide supply chain.
The Swindon factory, which produces the Civic hatchback – including the 316bhp Type R – is Honda’s only car production plant in the EU. It’s already announced a six-day shutdown in April 2019 to assess disruption in relation to Britain’s impending exit from the EU on March 29, but a decision to close the factory entirely would come as a shock move.
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