Corporate

Impact of Flooding in Thailand on Honda Operations

Thai Honda is scheduled to suspend its production until November 4, 2011. Concerning production from November 7 onward, Honda will make decisions while monitoring the situation.

Published

9 years ago

October 31, 2011

Fujiko Takahashi

Honda Motor (Thailand) closed its production lines in Ayutthaya

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquartered in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya province) has suspended production since October 4, due to parts supply disruptions. As of today, HATC does not have a clear outlook for when production will resume as flood water on its facilities has continued since October 8, 2011.

Thai Honda Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Thai Honda), Honda’s motorcycle and power products production subsidiary in Thailand (headquarter in Bangkok), does not have any flood water on its property, but has been suspending its motorcycle production since October 11, and power product production since October 6, due to parts supply disruptions. Thai Honda is scheduled to suspend its production until November 4, 2011. Concerning production from November 7 onward, Honda will make decisions while monitoring the situation.

Other Honda plants in Asia have been making adjustments to production volume or suspending production due to the limited parts supply from Thailand.. Picture: http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/ (กรุงเทพธุรกิ Krungtep Turagit)

Other Honda plants in Asia have been making adjustments to production volume or suspending production due to the limited parts supply from Thailand.

In Japan, Honda’s automobile production operations at the Suzuka and Saitama factories will begin production adjustments on November 7, due to the limited parts supply from Thailand. Honda is making progress in procuring alternative parts, and the timing to normalize production will be determined while monitoring the situation in the future.

Honda operations in other regions also are being impacted by the limited parts supply from Thailand. Each operation is carefully examining the situation.

Concerning operations from today onward, Honda will make decisions while carefully monitoring the situation. Honda deeply regrets any inconvenience this may cause our customers, and request their understanding during these challenging times. Honda and its suppliers are devoting all our efforts to minimize the impact on our customers.

Corporate

Giant Thai-Chinese wholesale hub opens in Bangkok’s Pratunam

The region’s largest wholesale hub features products from China at wholesale prices, and products from Thai manufacturers to export to China.

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1 month ago

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Pr News

Asset World Corporation (AWC) has launched the region’s largest wholesale hub in the Pratunam area of Bangkok, housed in the old Pantip Plaza tech mall.

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Business

Thailand remains in pole position for the highest funds raised across Southeast Asia

Taking the top two spots on the region’s leaderboard this year are Thailand’s Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited and SCG Packaging Public Company Limited with US$1.77 billion and US$ 1.27 billion funds raised respectively

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1 month ago

November 26, 2020

Pr News

Thailand’s Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited raised US$1.77 billion in 2020

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Corporate

Thailand’s antitrust agency under scrutiny over $11 Billion Tesco Deal Approval

With the Tesco deal approved, CP Group will gain control over a network of about 2,000 hypermarket and grocery stores across Thailand, and the group already operates 7-Eleven convenience stores and the Siam Makro chain.

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2 months ago

November 9, 2020

Olivier Languepin

Thailand’s largest conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) won on Friday the Thai antitrust agency’s approval for acquisition of retail giant Tesco Lotus: the Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) voted 4:3 in favour of the US$10-billion takeover deal.

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