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Cost concerns rile Formula One
Formula One teams are forced to cut costs as their automotive backers feel the pinch from falling car sales.
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Honda slashes its profit forecast
Japanese carmaker Honda cuts its annual profit forecast by 62% amid falling global car demand and the soaring yen.
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Christmas aim for Honda F1 sale
Bosses at Honda's Formula One base in Northamptonshire have said they hope to have a new owner in place by Christmas.
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Business fears over Honda F1 sale
Business leaders in Northamptonshire warn the impact of Honda's decision to sell its F1 team could go beyond 1,000 job losses.
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UK Honda staff facing redundancy
Staff at Honda in Northamptonshire have been warned they face redundancy, following news the Formula One team has been put up for sale.
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Japanese juggling act for jobs
BBC West's business correspondent, Dave Harvey, looks at the companies who supply Honda in Swindon.
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Honda plans to reduce workforce
Car maker Honda introduces a number of programmes designed to lead to a smaller workforce.
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Jobs to go at logistics company
More than 230 full and part-time jobs are to go at the South Marston-based logistics company SDC.
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MP upbeat over troubled car plant
A Wiltshire MP is optimistic that the Honda car plant in Swindon can survive the economic downturn.
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Japan carmakers slash production
Leading Japanese auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota cut production and staff as they try to respond to falling sales.
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Honda Swindon closing for 50 days
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.
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Honda announces cut in production
Honda is cutting manufacturing at its Swindon plant but says jobs will not be affected.
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Rail link used to move new cars
A rail line to take cars from the Honda factory in Swindon to Europe is due to open.
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Sharp fall in profits for Honda
Japanese carmaker Honda Motor reports a 41% fall in profits as it struggles with falling demand and a strengthening yen.
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Airfield could store unsold cars
Cars could be stored at Wroughton airfield as Honda copes with the economic downturn.
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Hotel Honda: Your comments
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Living in 'The Hotel Honda'
A former bank worker - now sleeping in the back of his car - describes how losing his job during the credit crunch triggered a rapid slide into poverty.
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Stolen car used in society raid
A getaway car used in an armed robbery on guards delivering cash to a building society was stolen 10 miles away.
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Honda's profit rises unexpectedly
Honda Motor reportes an unexpected rise in three-month profits but still predicts falling full year profits.
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Japanese cars 'are most reliable'
Cars made by Japanese manufacturers are still the most reliable, Which? Car magazine says.
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