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Honda Closing Swindon Production Operation by 2022 ? Brexit or Japanese trade deal with EU?

vrskeith
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Brexit would make sense: if the no deal scenario happens, then anything made in the UK will be subject to customs charges when exported which makes the plant unprofitable. It'll be more interesting to see where they move production to.

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    I wonder how people are reacting in Derby to this news ,if Toyota go down the same line??

    PROJECT FEAR! 
    Oh.........................

    1 hour ago, Lee01 said:

    PROJECT FEAR! 
    Oh.........................

     

    Project lemmings 

     

     

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    19 hours ago, vrskeith said:

    Strong Rumours coming from Sky News and BBC.

     

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cj5pd6v4e9rt/honda

     

    Honda Swindon

    Looks like it would make a nice shopping centre if converted with plenty of parking and creating plenty of jobs for the former Honda employees. Just an idea and time will tell what happens to the site.:cool:

    12 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

    Looks like it would make a nice shopping centre

    unfortunately no-one will have any money to spend in it!

     

    Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo announced the move Tuesday at the company’s global headquarters in Tokyo.

    The production overhaul has nothing to do with Brexit and the decision was timed to the end of the end of the current Civic’s lifecycle, Hachigo said. It is part of a wider adjustment of Honda’s global production base to improve efficiency and better tailor product to local markets, he said.

    "We have decided to carry out this production realignment in Europe in light of our efforts to optimize production allocation and production capacity globally as well as accelerating electrification," Hachigo said. "We have made this announcement today due to the timing for deciding on a production base for the next Civic. So, this decision has nothing to do with the Brexit

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    1 hour ago, KenONeill said:

    unfortunately no-one will have any money to spend in it!

    You've never been shopping with a woman then, they always have money to spend on groceries, clothes, make up/perfumes, shoes and of course a new handbag.:biggrin:

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    26 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

    You've never been shopping with a woman then, they always have money to spend on groceries, clothes, make up/perfumes, shoes and of course a new handbag.:biggrin:

    Unlike us males who spend thousands of pounds on a new set of wheels. At least the balance is correct then !

     

    Bargains going at Honda dealerships in the next 18month .

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    11 minutes ago, vrskeith said:

    Unlike us males who spend thousands of pounds on a new set of wheels. At least the balance is correct then !

     

    Bargains going at Honda dealerships in the next 18month .

    Bigger bargains in 30months, might upgrade the wife's Karoq to a run-out Civic Type R, there's a scary thought for anyone brave/mad enough to climb onboard with her.:tongueout:

    2 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

    Bigger bargains in 30months, might upgrade the wife's Karoq to a run-out Civic Type R, there's a scary thought for anyone brave/mad enough to climb onboard with her.:tongueout:

     

    Is she fast and furious in bed too? :D:shake:

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    1 minute ago, xman said:

     

    Is she fast and furious in bed too? :D:shake:

    That would be telling and as you well know I'm a SHY GUY!:party:

    Brexit isn't going to be the only reason they're doing this but it will be a factor or possibly just a palatable excuse

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    If they were intending to close the factory due to cost savings and restructuring, then Brexit gives them an out without losing (too) much face. 

     

    1 minute ago, Aspman said:

    Brexit isn't going to be the only reason they're doing this but it will be a factor or possibly just a paletable excuse

    The Japanese don't have a word for failure as they are a proud nation. Hence the no surrender and suicide bombers during WW2 which ultimately led to the Hiroshima Experiment. Perhaps they need to cut back on production costs to fund their "SUCCESSFUL" engine program in F1 where they have customers teams lining up to use their powerful and reliable engines.:giggle:

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