Honda Closing UK Swindon Plant in 2022

[xjoshuax89]

How do you think this will affect hatchback and Type R production?



https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47282603

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[DallasCRX]

They'll go to Asia most likely.

 

[TOMMY B]

closure of Swindon factory | Business News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/amp/honda-to-stun-ministers-with-closure-of-swindon-factory-11641154

The Honda Hatchbacks might be in some major trouble.. Definitely not good news.

 

[jred721]

Tbh it doesnt really affect the CivicX generation because by the time 2022 hits Honda would have released the 11th gen Civic. My hope is that they move hatch production to the U.S and if there is a CTR for the 11th gen then moving that too.

 

[wantcivXhb-si]

Tbh it doesnt really affect the CivicX generation because by the time 2022 hits Honda would have released the 11th gen Civic. My hope is that they move hatch production to the U.S and if there is a CTR for the 11th gen then moving that too.

I agree, given that the Civic X HB will most likely be gone by MY23, it would be easy to move any new model production either to Japan or North America. Hope that does not mean the end of the hatchback, though, since Swindon was the sole factory that was building hatches for the world market. Guess I will have even a more exclusive breed than I thought, a manual transmission Civic hatchback LX made in UK

 

[coo1rim]

The cost of retooling for the next generation is huge, makes sense to invest that cost elsewhere (Brexit).

I'm sure the smart people in UK want to get out of it, but damage done. Once you lose your reputation for stability (politically) it's almost as damaging as the actual act of separating. It happened here in Canada. 2 percent margin, but to keep Quebec as part of Canada (vs Brexit which went the other way). Even through Quebec didn't separate from Canada, all the head office for Major business pulled out of Montreal Quebec and relocated to Toronto Ontario.

 

[kg4fxg]

Does anyone have and data as to how well the Hatchback sells compared to the Sedan? Would be curious as to the breakdown - what is more popular?

 

[jred721]

Does anyone have and data as to how well the Hatchback sells compared to the Sedan? Would be curious as to the breakdown - what is more popular?

Sedan by far is more popular. You can tell just by driving on the streets, you mostly see sedan.

 

[MTBhatch]

Looks like hatch and type r will be a rare breed by 2023. Specially with manual transmission.

 

[Green82]

Does anyone have and data as to how well the Hatchback sells compared to the Sedan? Would be curious as to the breakdown - what is more popular?

Dont think it has do with sales in 1992 the van Nuys chevy plant closed down that produced the camaros was moved over to canada

 

[gtman]

Does anyone have and data as to how well the Hatchback sells compared to the Sedan? Would be curious as to the breakdown - what is more popular?

I don't have the actual sales numbers but cars.com shows the US nationwide inventory. Right now there are about 34,000 Civic sedans versus about 13,000 Civic hatchbacks for sale. Compare that to only 3,500 Civic coupes. Seems to me if any body style will be discontinued it would be the coupe. I think the hatchback is here to stay but the 11th gen will be built somewhere other than Swindon, obviously.

 

[zroger73]

About half the Civics made at Swindon are exported to the US, so that was about 80,000 Civics last year. Honda sold over 325,000 Civics last year, so we can estimate about one quarter of Civics sold were hatchbacks.

 

[SpinRush]

Britain wants to "LEAVE". Honda is set to close it's Swindon Plant. #Feelsbad for you!
Lesson to learn here: You can't talk about divorce "LEAVE" and then hope the best part of her will stay.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...close-Swindon-plant-2022-loss-3-500-jobs.html

 

[CivicChina]

200 000 civics made and sold in China in 2018, all sedans

 

[latole]

3,500 jobs lost

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