Honda's Ohio plants will begin to have temporary interruptions on April 4th because of the slowdown and issues related to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Honda says that there will be shutdowns through its Ohio plants and North American plants happening on occasion throughout the next few weeks because of supply shortage from Japan. Honda does not know how much of the production may be halted, how long this will occur and how many workers will be affected. In past times, Honda has offered employees to report work for non-production duties, take vacation time or take unpaid time. Canadian plant shortages begin on April 1st and Mexico will also experience temporary shortages in its plants beginning the first week of April. Honda continues to look for temporary and immediate solutions to its shortages.
The affected plants are responsible for 80% of Honda and Acura production.