Thailand floods disrupt Honda's car production

Japanese auto maker Honda will slash production at its plants in North America as suppliers in flood-ravaged Thailand are unable to deliver parts, the company said Wednesday.

  Local residents cross the floodwater in Bangkok. Japanese auto maker Honda will slash production at its plants in North America as suppliers in flood-ravaged Thailand are unable to deliver parts.

"As the flooding in Thailand continues, a number of Honda suppliers in Asia currently are unable to maintain parts production, which is disrupting the flow of parts to our production operations in North America," Honda said in a statement.

Most of the parts for Honda and Acura vehicles are sourced from North American suppliers, but "a few critical electronic parts" come from Thailand, it explained.

Starting on Wednesday, the company will cut in half its automobile assembly at all six of its plants in Canada and the United States, for at least one week.

The launch of the 2012 Honda CR-V could also be delayed "slightly," it said.

No layoffs are planned at any of Honda's North American facilities as a result of the disruption, the company added.

The Honda Civic is one of the best-selling cars in Canada and the United States.

Honda to curtail North America output due to Thai floods

(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd <7267.T> will temporarily cut production at its six plants in the United States and Canada due to parts shortages stemming from the flooding in Thailand, the company said on Monday.

Auto production will be about 50 percent of the originally planned levels through November 10. The sale date of the 2012 Honda CR-V crossover, which was scheduled for December, may be delayed by several weeks.

Honda's North American auto plants buy the bulk of their parts from suppliers in North America, but Honda buys "a few critical electronic parts" from Thailand and other regions.

The company said "a number" of its suppliers in Asia are unable to maintain parts production due to the flooding, which is disrupting the flow of parts to North America.

Honda said there would be no layoffs as a result of the flooding. The company expects the flooding will disrupt production schedules for the next several weeks.