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

Winter storms and power outages also behind shutdowns

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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 writer

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.

The decision comes amid continued shortages of semiconductors as well as delays in shipping goods from Asia, Honda officials said.

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