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Monday July 23, 2:24 PM

Honda says to resume partial production on Tuesday

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co. said it would resume ouput at some of its factories on Tuesday after a quake-hit supplier restarted production of key parts.

Honda will resume production at its Saitama and Hamamatsu plants from Tuesday morning and at its Suzuka plant from the second shift on Tuesday.

Its minivehicle unit Yachiyo Industry Co. will remain shut as will a car engine line at another factory.

All eight of Japan's carmakers suspended some or all domestic production after factories of the country's top supplier of piston rings, Riken Corp. , were hit by an earthquake on July 16.

 


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