Honda would shut its sole British plant by 2021
- Honda Motor announced it would shut its sole British plant by 2021 - The decision was based on changes in the global auto market and was not related to Brexit - The company will also stop making its popular Civic sedan at its plant in Turkey from 2021, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo - The plant closure will be one of several by automakers reassessing their presence in the UK and Europe - It is deeply disappointing that this decision has been taken now, UK Business Secretary Greg Clark
About Takahiro Hachigo
Takahiro Hachigo is a Japanese engineer and businessman, who has been the chief executive officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., from June 2015 - April 2021 and was succeeded by Toshihiro Mibe. Prior to this, Hachigo was a managing officer at Honda, and started his career at Honda in 1982 as a chassis engineer. As CEO, Hachigo sought to streamline the manufacturing process by merging certain operations between motorcycles and cars, and while also lowering the costs of production by consolidating fac...
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