Thousands of workers have returned to work at Honda’s car plant in Swindon this morning, as the factory prepares to restart production of Civic and CR-V models for Europe.
Production at Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) was suspended for four months following a drop in demand for new cars due to the economic downturn. During that time, Honda took the opportunity to rejuvenate and regenerate the plant, so Associates have returned today to ‘like new’ facilities.
The non-production period also gave Honda the chance to test new tools and prepare equipment for building the Jazz – Honda’s small family car – which starts at the factory this autumn. New, faster and more efficient machinery has also been installed, which will help to secure the long-term future of the plant.
