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arista 18-02-2019 01:40 PM

Honda Factory in Swindon will Close in 2021
 
SkyNewsHD
and LBC


3,500 jobs loss


https://news.sky.com/story/honda-to-...ctory-11641154

Crimson Dynamo 18-02-2019 01:43 PM

Bloody Brexit strikes again

When will this misery end. First Alf gets banned, them Two Sugars comes back now this!!!

:mad:

user104658 18-02-2019 01:50 PM

Indeed. Bwexit Bwitain.

Cherie 18-02-2019 01:54 PM

Is any company moving to Britain?

bots 18-02-2019 02:01 PM

i expect there will be a mass exodus announced next month

SherzyK 18-02-2019 02:06 PM

Liam cries

user104658 18-02-2019 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10449249)
Is any company moving to Britain?

No need for sarcasm Cherie :nono:

arista 18-02-2019 02:21 PM

Its not Just Brexit

It is also Honda's Diesel

which they are still doing , the fools

arista 18-02-2019 02:35 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dzse7PXXgAE6jx1.jpg

Cherie 18-02-2019 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 10449270)

but they are not continuing, I expect it makes it easy for them to take their production to somewhere where labour is cheaper, like Brexit loving Dyson

Twosugars 18-02-2019 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10449241)
Bloody Brexit strikes again

When will this misery end. First Alf gets banned, them Two Sugars comes back now this!!!

:mad:

Love you too Trumpet :hee:

bots 18-02-2019 03:05 PM

A load of companies will announce their relocation/closure next month, it's not like it hasnt been made very clear what will happen

Twosugars 18-02-2019 03:17 PM

The Japanese have been taking a very dim view of Brexit for a while, businesses and politicians
The Guardian reports they almost cancelled talks about the future free trade agreement with Britain bc they didn't like the British offical letter urging them to hurry up.
They also refused to give Britain the same conditions as those of their trade agreement with the EU. Obvs they'll ask for more concessions. Surprise, not. Brexit Britain.

Crimson Dynamo 18-02-2019 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 10449297)
A load of companies will announce their relocation/closure next month, it's not like it hasnt been made very clear what will happen

and loads more will fill the void and use this to capture new markets

Twosugars 18-02-2019 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10449387)
and loads more will fill the void and use this to capture new markets

Care to name them?

Beso 18-02-2019 05:04 PM

**** cars anyway.

Crimson Dynamo 18-02-2019 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twosugars (Post 10449405)
Care to name them?



TransferWise
Deliveroo
The Culture Trip
Digital Shadows
Sonovate
HiLght Semiconductor
Swoon Editions
EdixoMed
Credit Benchmark

Twosugars 18-02-2019 05:58 PM

yup, that should do it :rolleyes:

arista 19-02-2019 07:36 AM

Honda are also closing their Factory in Turkey
and they are taking it all back to Japan
They have said its not Brexit

thesheriff443 19-02-2019 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 10449239)

Swindon is in Wiltshire not wales arista?

user104658 19-02-2019 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10449467)
TransferWise
Deliveroo
The Culture Trip
Digital Shadows
Sonovate
HiLght Semiconductor
Swoon Editions
EdixoMed
Credit Benchmark

Come on LT. All of these are small (relative to something like Honda) startups that are never going to replace the multinationals that are jumping ship. Not if you could name 100 of them. Also, though I'll admit I didn't check them all, I looked at a random sample of four of them and ALL of those were founded or moved to the UK later than 2015... before the Brexit referendum had even been mentioned, let alone won by Leave.

Do you have any examples of companies that are rushing in to "fill the void" post-referendum?

Livia 19-02-2019 09:29 AM

We need a boycott of all the companies pulling out.

user104658 19-02-2019 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 10449960)
We need a boycott of all the companies pulling out.

The UK's boy racer community, boycott the Civic Type-R? That's one of the most far-fetched things I've ever heard!

Livia 19-02-2019 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10449973)
The UK's boy racer community, boycott the Civic Type-R? That's one of the most far-fetched things I've ever heard!

Or... we could go on supporting countries that, after promising to stay, taking the incentives... then leave, plunging lots of our countrymen and women into unemployment. Who wants to use their hard earned cash to buy stuff from people who are screwing us?

user104658 19-02-2019 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 10449977)
Who wants to use their hard earned cash to buy stuff from people who are screwing us?

Not enough people care enough for it to make an impact, is my suspicion. I mean, look at Amazon, or Google, or Apple, or any of the other huge companies that dodge various taxes and screw us all more than literally ANYTHING else (e.g. all the benefit fraud in the country x100 doesn't hold a candle to tax evasion) but are people out supporting local businesses, or even UK based chains? Increasingly year on year we're still using our iPhones to "get things £5 cheaper off Amazon".

My point I guess is that if people like the look of a Civic they're going to buy a Civic. Politics just isn't a consideration for enough people for boycotts to be effective.

Nestle has been boycotted for decades because of their shameful tactics in Africa but they don't give a ****... it hasn't changed anything... and never will so long as the profits they make from those tactics are greater than the loss they incur from the boycott.

Livia 19-02-2019 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10449979)
Not enough people care enough for it to make an impact, is my suspicion. I mean, look at Amazon, or Google, or Apple, or any of the other huge companies that dodge various taxes and screw us all more than literally ANYTHING else (e.g. all the benefit fraud in the country x100 doesn't hold a candle to tax evasion) but are people out supporting local businesses, or even UK based chains? Increasingly year on year we're still using our iPhones to "get things £5 cheaper off Amazon".

My point I guess is that if people like the look of a Civic they're going to buy a Civic. Politics just isn't a consideration for enough people for boycotts to be effective.

Nestle has been boycotted for decades because of their shameful tactics in Africa but they don't give a ****... it hasn't changed anything... and never will so long as the profits they make from those tactics are greater than the loss they incur from the boycott.

If some people are apathetic, well, that's their problem.

Me? I vote with my wallet and try never to buy stuff from wankers. It's not easy as you can imagine.

arista 19-02-2019 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesheriff443 (Post 10449946)
Swindon is in Wiltshire not wales arista?


Thank You
Corrected

reece(: 19-02-2019 11:06 AM

Brexit snaps again

arista 19-02-2019 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 10449999)
Brexit snaps again

You are Wrong reece
The CEO said it is not Brexit.


Diesel Cars are not wanted
And Electric Cars are.

Turkey's Honda is also to be closed
they are not in the EU.

reece look at the bigger picture,
of World Cars not being sold
as they were.


Sign Of The Times

user104658 19-02-2019 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 10450041)
You are Wrong reece
The CEO said it is not Brexit.


Diesel Cars are not wanted
And Electric Cars are.


The CEO isn't being entirely truthful though, is he... as the factory in question builds 95% petrol-engine cars and only 5% diesel, and could quite easily switch to 100% petrol. Demand for electric cars is MANY years away from touching the demand for petrol cars.

arista 19-02-2019 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10450045)
The CEO isn't being entirely truthful though, is he... as the factory in question builds 95% petrol-engine cars and only 5% diesel, and could quite easily switch to 100% petrol. Demand for electric cars is MANY years away from touching the demand for petrol cars.


Sure
but it is changing to Electric.
Which needs new machines
that are in Asia.

Many of those Swindon built Cars
go to USA

user104658 19-02-2019 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 10450048)
Many of those Swindon built Cars
go to USA

So you don't think it's likely that Honda said they would be staying in the UK back when there was promise of a "special deal" between the UK and the US, but are withdrawing now that we're close to not having any sort of deal with anyone at all?

arista 19-02-2019 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 10450063)
So you don't think it's likely that Honda said they would be staying in the UK back when there was promise of a "special deal" between the UK and the US, but are withdrawing now that we're close to not having any sort of deal with anyone at all?


Sadly they have decided
to Close the massive car factory in 2021.

By then more Electric Cars would go to the USA from Japan and Asia

Twosugars 19-02-2019 03:20 PM

Brexit Britain, imo

Crimson Dynamo 19-02-2019 03:33 PM

Scottish unemployment rate hits new low at 3.5%

UK employment hits another record high




Bloody brexit

reece(: 19-02-2019 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 10450041)
You are Wrong reece
The CEO said it is not Brexit.


Diesel Cars are not wanted
And Electric Cars are.

Turkey's Honda is also to be closed
they are not in the EU.

reece look at the bigger picture,
of World Cars not being sold
as they were.


Sign Of The Times

Jaguar??

Crimson Dynamo 19-02-2019 04:21 PM

it has been categorically stated this is not related to Brexit

end of

Twosugars 19-02-2019 04:22 PM

don't believe it
it's brexit britain
end of

bots 19-02-2019 04:25 PM

The car industry has been fickle for 50 years so honda shutting up shop in itself is not an indicator. I don't think we will be short of cast iron examples for long


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