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Honda will stop production at its Swindon plant for two months during February and March of next year.

The Japanese manufacturer announced that in addition to the 32,000 unit production cut between December 2008 and March 2009 previously announced, volumes will be reduced by a further 21,000 units.

Total automobile production in the UK plant for the current fiscal year, which was originally announced as 228,000 units at the beginning of the fiscal year, will now be 175,000 units.

Despite the cuts, Honda said there were no plans for redundancies among its 4,800-strong workforce.

The company is also cutting production at its plants in Japan and the US.

The announcement arrives after the release of figures showed UK car production fell by 25% in October.

DATED: 24.11.08

FEED: MT