Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is to turn its Swindon factory in western England into a global production hub for its five-door Civic compact, Japan Today reported on 1 April.
The car manufacturer will spend £200mn to improve the plant’s efficiency and increase the number of cars that it can produce annually from its current figure of 250,000.
Although 340 jobs were lost at the factory last year due to weak European demand, a spokesperson said Honda is looking forward to making the most of the opportunity to export the model to key global markets.