Honda Motor is planning to cut production by half on two lines of one of its domestic factories in early May due to shortages in semiconductors and COVID-19 lockdowns, according to its official statement released on Thursday.
The factory in the city of Suzuka will also slash its production by half for the month of April, expanding the scale of the cutback from an earlier announcement that it would cut back production by about a third.
The company said the persistent shortages in semiconductor and uncertain geopolitical affairs had caused delays in logistics and parts arrival.
A factory in Saitama prefecture would also cut production by a third in April but is planning to restore normal operation in early May, according to the company.
