Honda CR-V

Honda Civic

Honda Civic Type R

Honda Jazz

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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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Thousands of workers at Honda's Swindon factory returned to work today after a four-month shutdown. Production at the plant which builds the Civic and CR-V models for Europe was suspended at the end of January due to a sharp drop in demand caused by the economic downturn. During the lay-off, Honda introduced an 'Associate Release Programme', through which 1300 workers took voluntary redundancy. The remaining 3400 employees have agreed to a temporary pay cut until March 2010. Most will take a 3% drop in wages, but managers will forfeit 5%.

Production of the new Jazz starts at Swindon in the autumn, which Honda says will help to secure the long-term future of the plant.

Thousands of workers at Honda's Swindon factory returned to work today after a four-month shutdown.

Production at the plant which builds the Civic and CR-V models for Europe was suspended at the end of January due to a sharp drop in demand caused by the economic downturn. During the lay-off, Honda introduced an 'Associate Release Programme', through which 1300 workers took voluntary redundancy. The remaining 3400 employees have agreed to a temporary pay cut until March 2010. Most will take a 3% drop in wages, but managers will forfeit 5%. Production of the new Jazz starts at Swindon in the autumn, which Honda says will help to secure the long-term future of the plant.