TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Tuesday it will shut its global headquarters in Japan for 16 days through early May to contain the spread of the coronavirus, even though the government has permitted keeping workplaces open to get the economy running. FILE PHOTO: Nissan Motor’s logo is pictured at its headquarters… Continue reading Nissan to close global headquarters, other Japan sites through May 10 due to virus
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@Honda: Announcement Regarding the Cancellation of the Third TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program
TOKYO, Apr 20, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda has supported the activities of the TOMODACHI Initiative led by the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan). The third TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program was scheduled for the period of August 15 through 29, 2020. However, due to the social impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, as well… Continue reading @Honda: Announcement Regarding the Cancellation of the Third TOMODACHI Honda Global Leadership Program
@Honda: HONDA HYBRID & EV BATTERIES GET ‘SECOND LIFE’ IN NEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE
Honda Motor Europe is expanding its partnership with SNAM to recycle end-of-life batteries from hybrids and electric vehicles in Europe SNAM is investigating the possibility of using batteries in a ’second life’ for the storage of renewable energy in industrial applications New hydrometallurgy processes enable extraction and recycling of materials from batteries not suitable for… Continue reading @Honda: HONDA HYBRID & EV BATTERIES GET ‘SECOND LIFE’ IN NEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE
Honda extends US furloughs to thousands of salaried employees
Chester Dawson, Bloomberg Published 4:12 p.m. ET April 15, 2020 Honda Motor Co. plans to furlough several thousand salaried employees and support staff in the U.S. for two weeks, expanding cost-cutting measures that initially affected only production workers. While many carmakers have cut executive salaries and temporarily laid off their factory workforce amid the coronavirus… Continue reading Honda extends US furloughs to thousands of salaried employees
Honda extends Mexican plant shutdown, furloughs more U.S. workers
FILE PHOTO: A production line is seen after the opening of Honda’s new automobile plant in a suburb of Celaya, Guanajuato February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Henry Romero WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said Wednesday it will extend a shutdown of its Mexican plants through April 30 and plans to furlough most U.S.… Continue reading Honda extends Mexican plant shutdown, furloughs more U.S. workers
UPDATE 1-Volkswagen furloughs 1,500 workers at Tennessee auto plant starting April 11
FILE PHOTO: The Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Tami Chappell (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said Thursday it will furlough 1,500 workers at its U.S. assembly plant in Tennessee starting April 11 as the industry grapples with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The German automaker said the temporary emergency furloughs for… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Volkswagen furloughs 1,500 workers at Tennessee auto plant starting April 11
Toyota to halt Indonesia production as Jakarta locks down
JAKARTA — Toyota Motor will temporarily shut down production in Indonesia, Nikkei learned Thursday, with the government ordering a partial lockdown in the capital to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Toyota will halt operations from Monday through April 17. Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu Motor is to suspend production for eight days starting Friday. Toyota’s annual output capacity in the country totals… Continue reading Toyota to halt Indonesia production as Jakarta locks down
Toyota extends North American plant shutdown; will stop paying 5,000 temporary workers
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Picture taken May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it plans to reopen its North American auto plants on May 4, extending its current shutdown by two additional weeks. The Japanese automaker cited… Continue reading Toyota extends North American plant shutdown; will stop paying 5,000 temporary workers
Honda back to work in China’s Wuhan with temperature checks and masks
WUHAN, China, April 8 (Reuters) – Temperature checkpoints and posters telling workers to keep more than a metre apart at Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co's reopened plant in the Chinese city of Wuhan show how the coronavirus has created a new normal on the factory floor.
The plant, a Honda joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group was shut in late January when authorities ordered a lockdown in Wuhan in a bid to snuff out the coronavirus, which emerged there late last year.
It reopened on March 11 to resume operations in stages and is now back to pre-virus production levels, Li Shiquan, assistant director of the joint venture's No. 2 final assembly plant, told reporters on Wednesday.
Returning workers were asked to report where they had been since the epidemic started and temperature checkpoints were set up, Li said.
About 98% of its 12,000 workers were now back and were putting in over-time to make up for lost production, he said.
The joint venture produced 800,000 cars last y..
Honda back to work in China’s Wuhan with temperature checks and masks
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – Temperature checkpoints and posters telling workers to keep more than a metre apart at Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co’s reopened plant in the Chinese city of Wuhan show how the coronavirus has created a new normal on the factory floor. Employees work on a production line inside a Dongfeng Honda factory… Continue reading Honda back to work in China’s Wuhan with temperature checks and masks