grober
MB Master
Honda started selling electric cars more than two decades ago, with the INSIGHT reaching the UK 17 years ago.
You've also forgotten that Honda are also closing plants in Mexico and Turkey in order to move production back to Japan. It seems unlikely that Mexico is being closed because of Brexit, more likely that they're focussing on innovation and the truly massive increase in car ownership scheduled for China, India and South East Asia over the next two decades.
It's worth remembering that we have the highest level of employment since records began with over one million extra people in work since 2016, who kindly gave the Chancellor a completely unexpected extra £13 billion in taxes in the last tax year alone.
The HONDA insight is a HYBRID which is different to an all electric vehicle [ EV] . I would reply to your other points also but since they stray once more into the political arena I will refrain. From a purely car marketing point of view I feel Honda's statement, which sees an abrupt change in attitude to Brexit from dire warning to denial has now taken on the different role of a pan European brand damage limitation exercise. Despite this I would expect that HONDA salerooms across Europe and especially in the UK to take on an even greater Marie Celeste aspect in the months ahead.