On December 19, 2011, Honda began mass production of the New Honda Civic 2013 model, thus restoring the proper functioning of the factory Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd (HUM) in Swindon. The company also announced the creation of 500 new jobs in order to achieve the increase in production for year 2013.

During the ceremony, Manabu Nishimae, president of Honda Motor Europe, said that the company will continue to build cars and engines in Europe, while the plant in Swindon will remain an important element of these activities, as a perfect example is to start production of the new Civic. He added that the European branch of Honda came out of the crisis and in year 2012 is expected to increase production significantly.

New Honda Civic 2013
Referring to the global and regional problems facing Honda, Manabu Nishimae added: “The last three years were very difficult from the standpoint of the company’s activities in Europe. We experienced an economic crisis caused by two natural disasters in Japan and Thailand. During this period, our employees, however, remained committed to the brand and I am extremely proud of how they battled problems. Our aim is now to use new opportunities and achieve success in the future. ”

In addition to the new Civic and extremely popular in Europe, the Jazz, in the next year for series production in Swindon will enter the new European Honda CR-V and a new diesel engine cylinder capacity of 1.6 l. According to estimates, the volume of car production in 2012 will be 180 000 units. This vehicle will offer all the best things that a driver could ever imagine. This will the lightweight luxury sedan for everyone who requires efficiency, high performance and advanced technology features.

Start of production of the New Honda Civic 2013 series has been delayed due to flooding in Thailand. Big impact on company’s operations had also this year’s earthquake in Japan, which caused problems with parts supply.