Honda boss: Swindon closure is not Brexit related
Ian Howells, the senior vice president for Honda in Europe, and the most senior representative of the company in the UK was interviewed on the Today programme this morning. Below is an edited version of the interview: Q. You've been here since the 1980s, through some pretty thick and thin times. Why [leave] now in your own words? Well clearly it's a very sad day for us, as you correctly said, we've been operating from the factory for about 30 years now, but really what we're responding to and this was made clear by Takahiro Hachigo [CEO of Honda] as well, is that we're seeing unprecedented change in the industry.
