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Honda to shut UK car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs

Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce it’s closing its only British car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs, a lawmaker told Reuters, in the latest blow to the UK car industry as Brexit approaches.

Honda to shut UK car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500 jobs
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Honda to shut UK car plant in 2022

A closure of Honda’s Swindon factory in southern England would be its second plant shuttering in 2022. The automaker said more than a year ago it will close one of its Japan plants in 2022, in an effort to consolidate production as it focuses on new vehicle technologies.

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