Job threat to 500 Honda Swindon staff following production cut

Posted on 25 Mar 2014 by The Manufacturer
It could take 18 months for Honda to put proper customs administration in place and every 15 minutes of delay could cost them £850,000 – image courtesy of Honda.

Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda is planning to cut production at its Swindon facility, which could result in the axing of 500 jobs at the site.

Workers were informed yesterday that car plant two would be closing with the loss of 340 jobs, with an additional 160 temporary positions also set to be cut. The carmaker, which started production at Swindon in 1992, blames poor vehicle sales outside of the UK in the recovering European market as a key reason behind…

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