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Honda is a company that doesn’t like to follow the crowd. So, while it competes in most of the traditional sectors of the car market, in each case it does something a little bit different.

The Jazz, for example, might look like just another rival to Britain’s best-selling car, the Ford Fiesta, but it’s actually much more practical than its rivals, with a flexible boot and Tardis-like interior.

The bigger Civic is also a practical choice, but it’s mainly distinguished by having eye-catching, love-it-or-hate-it styling, despite competing in a sector of the market that’s usually more conservative than a blue rosette.

And while it may not seem so radical now, Honda’s large SUV, the CR-V, was one of the first to forego any pretence of being an off-roader and instead focus on on-road driving dynamics.

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Honda has confirmed it will shut its Swindon factory for two months next year, emphasising just how far new car sales have slumped in recent months. The plant builds Honda Civics for Europe and CR-Vs for the USA. The shutdown means 21,000 fewer vehicles will be manufactured. During the shutdown in February and March, workers will receive basic pay, but miss out on any overtime payments. There will be no redundancies.

The announcement follows Bentley's decision to run a three-day week at its Crewe factory, Land Rover's switch to a four-day week at its Solihull plant and Toyota's decision to cut night shifts at its Burnaston site.

Honda has confirmed it will shut its Swindon factory for two months next year, emphasising just how far new car sales have slumped in recent months.

The plant builds Honda Civics for Europe and CR-Vs for the USA. The shutdown means 21,000 fewer vehicles will be manufactured. During the shutdown in February and March, workers will receive basic pay, but miss out on any overtime payments. There will be no redundancies. The announcement follows Bentley's decision to run a three-day week at its Crewe factory, Land Rover's switch to a four-day week at its Solihull plant and Toyota's decision to cut night shifts at its Burnaston site.