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Warrantywise has published its reliability index, which reveals the Top 10 most and least reliable used car brands. It uses data compiled from over 131,000 active extended car warranty plans and rates them on factors, including the frequency of repairs and the cost of repairs. Honda was the most reliable brand with average repairs costing £538.59. Lexus occupied second position ...

Honda has confirmed that it will be closing its Swindon plant in 2021. The closure will cause the loss of 3,500 jobs. Honda says that it has reached the conclusion that no viable alternatives to the proposed closure of the Swindon plant have been identified. It has done so following a consultation process, which included contributions from collective consultation groups, ...

BMW is said to be looking at taking over the Honda Swindon plant in 2021. Autocar reported today that sources revealed that BMW is looking at transferring more car production to the UK because of an increasing demand for the X1 SUV, among other models. The manufacturer sold 200,000 units of the X1 SUV globally last year, amounting to 13% ...

Business Secretary Greg Clark has responded to Honda’s announcement that it will be closing its Swindon factory in 2021, promising to convene a “taskforce” to aid employees find new skilled employment. Clark said: “Honda have announced, as part of a global restructuring, plans to close their Swindon plant in 2021; and instead manufacture and export the new Civic model into ...

Honda has today announced that it will close its Swindon vehicle manufacturing plant in the UK in 2021, at the end of the current model’s (Civic) production lifecycle. The plant produces 150,000 cars per year, and employs approximately 3,500 people. The company says that the closure is a part of a restructure its global manufacturing network, but Honda’s European HQ ...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to cut 4,500 jobs globally in a bid to stem mounting losses with falling sales in its most important market, China. Most of the job cuts will be made in office roles. The cuts come in top of 1,500 job cuts made last year. China aside JLR has been hit by the backlash against diesel ...

Barretts Motor Group has refurbished its Honda showroom in Canterbury and installed electric vehicle charging for the next generation of Honda vehicles. The dealer group has outlets in Canterbury and Ashford and retails BMW, Citroen, DS, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Mini. It is rated 71 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer groups with annual turnover of £200.9m. The ...

Ruislip Honda has invested £250,000 in its dealership in South Ruislip. The company has also completed a £350,000 enhancement in its Thames Ditton aftersales premises. Jerome Chandiram, sales manager at Ruislip Honda, said: “Our latest investment into the refurbishment and extension of our showroom enables us to display the Honda range in a bright and modern environment that compliments the stunning ...

Cap hpi has reported that demand for used diesel vehicles remained strong in March. Values of diesel SUVs and crossovers were either static or increased over the month, whereas values of their petrol counterparts have declined. Models demonstrating the trend included the Renault Kadjar (pictured) and Captur, Citroen C4 Cactus and Honda HR-V. Values of diesel models in the upper ...

In a recent interview in Motor Trader Dave Hodgetts, MD of Honda UK, was asked about how franchise Honda dealers can get involved with digital selling. He responded by saying that dealers have mixed opinions about online sales. Some are ready to embrace the technology, while others feel it is an invasion of their territory. We continue the series of ...