Honda Resume Production on 11 April 2011

04 April 2011 - Honda said yesterday that it will resume production of finished automobiles at Sayama Plant at Saitama Factory (Sayama, Saitama) and Suzuka Factory (Suzuka, Mie) on Monday, April 11, 2011. The news comes after Honda plants were shutdown following the massive earthquake in Japan on March, 11.

“Honda also will resume production and shipment of component parts for use in production in regions outside Japan on Monday, April 4, 2011,” Honda said in a statement.

Honda said that the parts supply situation remains fluid, production of component parts and vehicles at Honda plants will resume at approximately 50 percent of the original production plan at the outset.

Vehicles built in Japan for the North American market include the Fit subcompact; Insight and CR-Z hybrids; the Civic Hybrid and some CR-V models, availability of which is likely to remain affected for the next several months.