TOKYO -- Honda said it will temporarily cut back local production due to difficulty in sourcing parts amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"Honda has slightly adjusted its production plan at the (two) plants in Saitama. The overall impact is limited," a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
"For certain models, we are swapping originally intended trims to others and adjusting production to other models as needed," the spokesman added, without providing further details.
The cutbacks will last for a few days beginning early March and will see a reduction in output by a few hundred vehicles at the two Saitama plants, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Monday citing sources at auto parts suppliers and dealers.
The factories build the Vezel utility vehicle and the Odyssey minivan, Nikkei reported. In recent weeks, "components for items such as brakes and doors have shown signs of shortages," a supplier executive said in the report.
