Honda to idle 5 North America plants for a week amid chip shortage

Winter storms and power outages also behind shutdowns

The shutdown will affect Honda Motor's ability to take advantage of surging demand in the U.S. (Honda's factory in Ohio state)

SHUJI NAKAYAMA, Nikkei staff writerMarch 17, 2021 13:00 JST | North America

NEW YORK -- Honda Motor will idle five factories in the U.S. and Canada for one week from March 22, it was learned on Tuesday.

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