Honda Motor said it will extend a production halt at three car plants in China by two weeks due to a semiconductor shortage, reports Reuters. This halt highlights persistent supply chain strains for Japan’s second-biggest automaker.
The factories, run with Guangzhou Automobile Group had been set to restart operations on Monday but will now resume on January 19, a company spokesperson said.
The disruption follows delays in chip shipments of Nexperia, a Dutch subsidiary of Chinese firm Wingtech, which has forced some automakers to slash output over the past months.