New Honda Civic, CR-V to Be Produced in the UK

With all the stir caused by the arrival of a new generation CR-V on the market, the British division of Honda thought it was the perfect moment to announce where the model is to be produced. The company today confirmed that the new CR-V, together with the European-spec Civic, will both be manufactured at its Swindon plant, in the UK.

“Our Associates are all really excited to be producing the next generation of Civic here at Swindon,” said Mark Trowbridge, Director of Quality and New Model at HUM. “The next six months will be busy, as we ramp up to full production following the training and trial builds of the new car.”

“The fact that we will be the only Honda plant in the world producing this hatchback version of the new Civic, makes us extremely proud of the highly skilled and dedicated team we have working here in Swindon,” he continued.

Honda has also confirmed that weekly production at HUM will return to normal levels from early September, following a period of parts supply interruption and reduced production levels following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Parts supply from Japan has continued to improve significantly and HUM is aiming to recover volume quickly in order to respond to customer requirements.

“The introduction of the new model into production remained on plan during the recent parts supply interruption and the 3,000 Honda Associates continue to prepare for the arrival of the new Civic, as well as conduct additional training to further their development during this time,” a company statement reads.