BREXIT

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In their statement Honda said it was nothing to do with Brexit. Are you saying that they are lying?

Honda don’t do politics.  Japanese firms also have a completely different philosophy to business than we do in the west.  Honour and trust are at the forefront of everything they do, and delivering on commitments is a matter of personal responsibility.  In the west we tie everything up in complex legal contracts, whereas the Japanese keep that side of things very simple.


It’s worth noting, that as far as I can figure out, Honda in decades of operating abroad have never closed one major facility or factory.  Swindon is the first.  But yet only 6mnths ago they conformed their long-term commitment to it.


Some of you may also remember Hondas earlier car manufacturing days in the UK and their projects with BL Triumph and later partnership with Rover.  The then Tory government allowed owners British Aerospace to sell Rover to BMW from right under Hondas nose.  In the process BMW got it’s hands on a shit load of Honda technology.  If the Tories hadn’t of done that Rover would today would be a top-quality car manufacturer.


I think considering the history, Honda have just decided the mad and eccentric English are just too much bother.  BREXIT is bonkers, it undermines Swindon production, so bye bye HONDA.