STOCKSHOTS: Honda to close UK plant in 2022 Japanese car giant Honda is expected to announce that it will close its plant in south west England in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk. The carmaker is due to announce the closure of its Swindon plant on Tuesday, according to Sky News, but still retain its European headquarters in nearby Bracknell. STOCKSHOTS of Honda cars and factories in Japan, Mexico and the US