After an announcement on the recovery of production in North American plants, Honda is preparing for the worst after floodwaters ravaged Thailand. A dramatic international slowdown is en route for the automaker whose Canadian plants are suffering from parts shortage. 6 North American factories will be cut to 50% of the original plan for about a week. It will cancel Saturday overtime work throughout November and schedule a non-production day on Remembrance Day. During Honda's non-production days, employees can either report to work, use a vacation day or take the day off without pay or penalty.
This is the second time that the Japanese automaker has been plagued with production problems, the first one being the massive Japanese earthquake that plummeted Honda's production levels.