The Honda Auto Plant in Marysville will begin scaling back production beginning Monday because of a shortage of computer chips used in car manufacturing.
A Honda spokesperson said the company is making changes to deal with the limited supply of parts.
“We are currently managing an industrywide semiconductor supply chain issue, making strategic adjustments to production as necessary to carefully manage the available supply of parts and meet the needs of our customers,” said Chris Abbruzzese from Honda.
Honda has not said how much production will be reduced or how long the slowdown will last.
The company confirmed that production changes will take place the week of October 27 at several North American plants, including Marysville.
Employees affected by the slowdown were notified on Friday.
Honda says workers can keep working, use vacation time, or take unpaid time off during the slowdown.
“Production adjustments, which include temporary reductions or production suspensions, will begin during the week of October 27, involving our mass production auto plants in North America. As we anticipate this to be a fluid situation that requires flexibility, we will not be providing plant specific information nor speculating beyond this period. When production adjustments are made, our Honda associates have the option to work at the impacted facilities, use their paid time off, or take time off with no pay.” Abbruzzese said.
The chip shortage is connected to Nexperia, a Dutch company that supplies chips to carmakers.
Nexperia recently said it could not guarantee deliveries because of a dispute between the Dutch government and China.
These chips are key components in many vehicle systems.
There are “No Pay No Penalty” days scheduled for October 30, 31, November 3, and November 7th.
