Car manufacturer Honda is putting a third of the staff at its Swindon plant onto a four-day week from September.
The decision follows falling sales in Europe, reports the BBC.
Honda said that the production of the new CR-V from September, and a new 1.6-litre diesel engine by the end of the year, meant that Honda was still forecasting a production volume in the UK of almost double the 2011 figure.
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Irishboy4 - 27/07/2012 16:10
It is time we launced a Buy British campaign and make people realise that 90% of Hondas aols in the UK are manufactured in Swindon.