Honda has today confirmed that it has sold its Swindon vehicle production facility in Swindon. The car maker is due to cease manufacturing of the Civic hatchback at the plant in July and on Friday has confirmed the factory has been purchased by logistics firm Panattoni. The company, which is among Europe’s largest developer of new-build … Read more
Honda halts production at its Swindon factory for the second time in weeks due to ‘global supply issues’ Honda confirms ‘some production activities’ halted for Tuesday and Wednesday Citing ‘global supply issues’, the firm says production should restart on Thursday This is the second time production has been halted in as many months as Covid … Read more
Three key issues causing delays at British ports Today’s problems at ports including Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway and Dover are being caused by a series of problems occurring at once which are not all unique to the UK. A new lorry booking system has been causing disruption at Felixstowe in recent weeks, but trade body … Read more
Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports made worse by Covid – with hauliers blaming new booking system and lack of shipping containers Honda Civic factory in Swindon has temporarily paused production from today Disruption at the Port of Felixstowe has caused delays for car-giants … Read more
Moment masked thieves jack up Honda Jazz in street in broad daylight and steal its catalytic converter in just ONE MINUTE Masked thieves are caught on camera stealing catalytic converter in daylight They jack up silver Honda Jazz before one dives underneath to rip out device The theft happened in Prestwich, Greater Manchester at 2pm on … Read more
You can fall very quickly and deeply for the charms of Honda’s new all-electric supermini. The perky zero-emissions Honda e, hitting UK showrooms now and built in Japan, is eye-catchingly cute, has bags of personality, a lively pace, and a great sense of style without being overly formal, and is a comfortable and interesting companion … Read more
Honda suspends production at factories around the world after discovering computer virus in company servers The Japanese automaker discovered a virus in servers in its Tokyo headquarters While investigating the issue, the company suspended global production The suspensions lasted a day, and most facilities have come back online again No sensitive data was breached and … Read more
Boris Johnson will today urge leading manufacturing companies including JCB and Dyson to help build the ventilators the NHS needs to fight coronavirus. Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, revealed yesterday the NHS only has 5,000 of the machines and will need ‘many times more than that’ in the weeks and months ahead. Downing Street has … Read more