Honda Motor Co. announced that in November they will cut down their North American production by 50% because of the floods that have recently hit Thailand, a tragedy which also involved some supplier of the Japanese carmaker based in the region. All of the six Honda plants in North America will all be affected by the problem, with reduced output in November and no possibility of Saturday overtime for their workers throughout the whole month. In addition, more cuts could be announced at a later time.

Thai floods are yet another setback for the Honda Group, which is still struggling to recover from delays and losses caused last March by earthquake, tsunami, and radiation emergencies in Japan. More specifically, the inconvenience will probably force Honda to postpone the commercial debut of the new CR-V, a model that would be expected to hit the showrooms in December.

via | AutomotiveNews

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