Honda has halted production at its Malaysian plant due to disruption to its supply chain caused by devastating floods in neighbouring Thailand.
Honda Malaysia said the flooding had caused Honda Automobile Thailand and other major suppliers to close, leading to a parts shortage. CEO Yoichiro Ueno said the company would do all it could to get production back up and running “as soon as possible”.
The company said in the statement it was looking into sourcing parts from other countries until supplies in Thailand return to normal.
A Honda Malaysia spokesman said four Honda models - the Civic, City, Accord and CR-V - would be affected but it was still unclear how long deliveries would be delayed.
Honda SA has confirmed that, although it does not source any cars from Honda Malaysia, SA-market Honda Ballade models are sourced from Honda Automobile Thailand. A Honda SA spokesman said a large shipment of Ballades was already “on the water” when the floods struck, which should be sufficient to supply local demand until mid-January, but after that, “we’ll just have to wait and see when they start producing again”. - AFP