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I thought Honda moved production back to Japan as the result of the trade deal Signed last year with the EU which meant zero tariffs on cars imported from Japan to the EU. This meant it was cheaper to manufacture in Japan and ship around the world than to have a plant in Europe.
No, they intended on turning Swindon into their centre for manufacturing elements of/complete electronic vehicles, and had the fit-out for the upgrade of the factory on a boat steaming for the UK from Japan. They turned the boat around at sea when it became clear that the UK was pursuing the maximal friction model, as it would make vehicles produced in the UK uncompetitive to impossible (given their reliance on JIT).
That the tariffs on cars are going to step down for Japan>EU over the next few years no doubt made their decision easier, but it was the decisions we made around Brexit that shut Swindon.
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I thought Honda moved production back to Japan as the result of the trade deal Signed last year with the EU which meant zero tariffs on cars imported from Japan to the EU. This meant it was cheaper to manufacture in Japan and ship around the world than to have a plant in Europe.