8:42am Friday 21st November 2008
By Kevin Burchall
HONDA is to shut the prodcution lines at its South Marston factory for two months in the new year due to falling sales.
The Japanese car giant told staff about the shut down in February and March this morning, which will see car production cut by 21,000 vehicles.
The move comes just a day after the car giant announced it would be reducing production at its US plants in Alabama and Ohio.
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