Honda set to resume production at Kumamoto Factory
Wednesday 24th August, 2016
08:00 CET
Honda set to resume production at Kumamoto Factory
TOKYO, Japan, August 24 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has been making a company-wide and all-out effort to resume production at its Kumamoto Factory following the impact of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake in April. As per the original target to restore the plant by mid-August, Honda is now ready to resume production at Kumamoto Factory.
After the earthquake, production at Kumamoto Factory was suspended from the night of April 14. On May 6, the factory resumed the supply of parts for Honda production operations outside of Japan, and then on May 13, the factory resumed assembly of power products.
As for the worst affected motorcycle production, the factory resumed assembly of key models at a reduced volume on June 6, and since then the volume has increased in stages. Now, the FUN line, a production line for large-sized motorcycle models (including the CRF1000L Africa Twin), is ready to resume production. As a result, overall production at Kumamoto Factory was virtually normalized as of August 22, 2016.
Honda will continue to wish for the earliest possible recovery of the affected area and make the utmost effort to deliver our products to customers in a timely manner.