honda united kingdom manufacturing ltd. type subsidiary private limited company industry automotive founded 1985 headquarters swindon wiltshire uk products automobiles engines owner honda motor company number of employees approx . 3 400 parent honda motor co. ltd website www.hondamanufacturing.co.uk honda of the uk manufacturing ltd. informally hum is a united kingdom based manufacturing subsidiary of the multinational automotive company honda . hum operates a number clarification needed of manufacturing plants at a site in swindon which include casting engine assembly pressing welding painting and car assembly activities . 1 hum employs around 3 400 people at the plants which occupy a site covering around 370 acres . 2 honda has made a total investment of over 1.5 billion in the swindon plants . 2 in 2008 the swindon site produced 230 423 cars . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 cars manufactured at honda manufacturing uk 1.2 former cars manufactured at honda manufacturing uk 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit plant 2006 honda s decision to invest in production facilities in swindon came as a result of honda s collaboration with rover group which started in 1979 . 1 hum was established in 1985 and production at the engine plant began in 1989 . 1 in 1992 production of the honda accord began in swindon and a second engine line was installed . 1 in 1994 production of the honda civic began in swindon . 1 in august 2000 it was revealed that united kingdom manufactured honda cars would be exported to japan for the first time . 3 in september 2001 hum opened a second car assembly plant in swindon creating an additional 200 jobs at the site . 4 in december 2001 workers at the swindon plants voted to form a union and be represented by the amalgamated engineering and electrical union . 5 in 2002 production of the honda accord ended at swindon . in october 2002 ken keir the then managing director of hum stated that honda would maintain vehicle production in the united kingdom . this was irrespective of whether or not it joined the eurozone . 6 in september 2006 it was announced that honda would be recruiting an additional 700 workers for the swindon plants and raising production of vehicles at the site by 32 % to 250 000 . 7 8 in february 2008 it was announced that honda would be making an 80 million investment in new production facilities at the swindon site for the manufacture of plastic car parts and metal castings for engines . 9 on 30 january 2009 it was announced that direct workers at the swindon site would be laid off for four months until 1 june with full pay for the first two months of the period and about half pay for the remainder . if the employee fell under the indirect staff or maintenance heading they instead would lose approximately 1500 and be forced to remain at work . 10 in october 2009 hum began production of the honda jazz . 11 in september 2012 honda announced a 267 million investment programme the swindon site . this was to support the introduction of new models of the civic and cr v and an new 1.6 litre diesel engine . 12 13 the investment would take total investment at the site to around 1.5 billion and would increase the workforce to 3 500 . which they then backtracked on and implemented large scale redundancy . 12 13 cars manufactured at honda manufacturing uk edit honda civic 1994 present honda cr v 2000 present former cars manufactured at honda manufacturing uk edit honda jazz 2009 2014 honda accord 1993 2003 see also edit list of honda assembly plants list of honda facilities references edit a b c d e f key facts and milestones . honda of the uk manufacturing ltd. retrieved 21 november 2010 . a b ruddick graham 4 october 2009 . honda s uk plant is leading the car industry s revival . london the telegraph . retrieved 21 november 2010 . honda boost for uk car industry . bbc news . 14 august 2000 . retrieved 22 november 2010 . honda boosts uk investment . bbc news . 10 september 2001 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . honda workers vote for union . bbc news . 10 december 2001 . retrieved 21 november 2010 . madslien jorn 8 october 2002 . honda insists it will stay in the uk . bbc news . retrieved 21 november 2010 . honda to raise production at swindon england by 32 % . bloomberg . 28 september 2006 . retrieved 22 november 2010 . honda to take on 700 more staff at swindon . london the independent . 29 september 2006 . retrieved 22 november 2010 . 80m investment at honda factory . bbc news . 20 february 2008 . retrieved 22 november 2010 . dunkley jamie 30 january 2009 . honda s uk workers face 4 month layoff as profits tumble . london the telegraph . retrieved 21 november 2010 . first honda jazz car made in uk . bbc news . 7 october 2009 . retrieved 22 november 2010 . a b honda invests 267m in swindon plant . bbc news . 6 september 2012 . retrieved 8 september 2012 . a b honda in 267m uk expansion . the independent . 6 september 2012 . retrieved 8 september 2012 . external 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