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
How ports chaos is hitting imports of goods from Brompton bikes to home heaters and LED lights A range of companies are now struggling to import goods due to the chaos at British ports. Bikes Brompton Bikes is struggling to keep up with huge demand for its bikes because of delays to imported components caused … 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
Honda has announced it will be the first automaker to mass-produce Level 3 autonomous cars, starting next year. The company said a version of the Honda Legend luxury sedan with ‘newly approved automated driving equipment’ would be available before the end of March 2021. There are six levels of autonomous vehicles – Level 3 cars … Read more
A growing number of carmakers are removing diesels from their UK showrooms as demand for the out-of-favour fuel continues to shrink. Last week, Ford confirmed that the Fiesta – the UK’s most-bought new car for the last 11 years – will no longer be sold with a diesel option, despite it being the most economical … 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 is gearing up a war-style mobilisation of the state and private firms to help the NHS cope with a wave of coronavirus cases. In a move reminiscent of the scrap metal scheme to build Spitfires, leading manufacturing companies such as JCB and Dyson have been asked to divert resources to building more ventilators. Health … Read more