Honda will close UK car plant in 2022, report says

A Honda Civic is pictured on the assembly line at the Swindon plant.

By:

Alistair Smout, Costas Pitas and William Schomberg

By:

Reuters

February 18, 2019 02:29 PM

LONDON -- Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant in South West England putting 3,500 jobs at risk, Sky News reported on Monday.

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