Honda faces component supply constraint due to Thailand floods

Published On Oct 17, 2011 06:13 PM By Vidyadhar

The recent natural calamity in Thailand have brought a halt in production of spares and components at Honda's manufacturing plant. Honda's Indian manufacturing units, which manufacture the models like Honda Jazz, Honda Brio and Honda City depend mostly on the spare parts sourced from Thailand. The components available in the Honda's domestic manufacturing plants are likely to last until the end of this month, after which the company will have to adopt alternative methods to put up with the vehicle demands.

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Honda India is mulling to localise the production of its models in its Rajasthan plant to combat the dire situations. Honda Motors is not the only manufacturer to be impacted by the recent typhoons in Thailand, Toyota Motors is also said to suffer from the production loss. On the other hand, Honda Motors is rejoicing over the success of its recently launched Honda Brio hatchback. Apparently, the lack of diesel motor did not mar the demand for the hatchback, which has managed over 5000 bookings in just one month. Honda Brio is the cheapest car offered by Honda Motors at a starting price of Rs 3.99 lakhs for its base variant. The small car houses a 1.2 iVTEC petrol engine to produce a peak power of 88 Bhp and a top torque of 109 Nm. With a price cut of Rs 1.5 lakhs on the revamped Honda Jazz, the demand for the hatchback is reported to soar. Another launch on the cards for the Japanese auto brand is the facelift version of Honda City sedan.

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