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Honda to restore normal U.S. output of most models in August
Honda Motor Co. expects to resume full production in North America of all its models except the 2012 Civic compact in August, the company said today.
"As the supply of parts from Japan improves, production will ramp up in August on a step-by-step, plant-by-plant, and model-by-model basis," with output returning to normal levels for the Accord, CR-V and Acura RDX, with four-cylinder engines, as well as the Accord, Accord Crosstour, Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, and the Acura TL, MDX and ZDX with six-cylinder engines.
Production of the all-new Civic will remain at a 50 percent rate because of shortages of components resulting from disruptions caused by a massive earthquake in Japan on March 11. "This situation continues to be evaluated and full production is expected to resume sometime in the fall," Honda Motor America said in a statement.
Honda's announcement that it is restoring global production faster than it originally expected follows Toyota Motor Corp.'s statement that it expects to be running at a 70 percent production rate in June. Both companies had said previously that production would be restored to pre-quake levels by the end of the year.
"The light at the end of the tunnel is glowing brighter for us, represented by this significant improvement in our production situation," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co.
In 2010, 87 percent of the Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States were produced in North America, Honda said. On average, 80 percent of the components were produced in the region.
Honda Motor Co. expects to resume full production in North America of all its models except the 2012 Civic compact in August, the company said today.
"As the supply of parts from Japan improves, production will ramp up in August on a step-by-step, plant-by-plant, and model-by-model basis," with output returning to normal levels for the Accord, CR-V and Acura RDX, with four-cylinder engines, as well as the Accord, Accord Crosstour, Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline, and the Acura TL, MDX and ZDX with six-cylinder engines.
Production of the all-new Civic will remain at a 50 percent rate because of shortages of components resulting from disruptions caused by a massive earthquake in Japan on March 11. "This situation continues to be evaluated and full production is expected to resume sometime in the fall," Honda Motor America said in a statement.
Honda's announcement that it is restoring global production faster than it originally expected follows Toyota Motor Corp.'s statement that it expects to be running at a 70 percent production rate in June. Both companies had said previously that production would be restored to pre-quake levels by the end of the year.
"The light at the end of the tunnel is glowing brighter for us, represented by this significant improvement in our production situation," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co.
In 2010, 87 percent of the Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States were produced in North America, Honda said. On average, 80 percent of the components were produced in the region.