Honda to shutter UK plant and halt Turkish manufacturing in 2021

Company president says Brexit affects production, but not factor in closures

KEIICHI FURUKAWA and KOSEI FUKAO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/FRANKFURT -- Honda Motor said on Tuesday it will close its U.K. factory in 2021, withdrawing from European auto production altogether, as London's looming exit from the unified market looks set to compound its troubles on the Continent.

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