::Stagnant production, Honda Promises Not to lay off Employees>>

WASHINGTON Newsecoinfo Reported- American Honda Motor Company, Inc., promised not to lay off employees, although there will be a big loss due to the cessation of production for several days because of delays in deliveries of spare parts.

Honda says this production delay occurs due to lack of spare parts. It is still going to happen during the next week, although so Honda will still be for the total production may be back to normal.
However, Honda said it will cut the number of employees to make savings. "Honda will not do layoffs at one of its facilities (United States)," the company said in a statement, as reported by AFP on Saturday (09/04/2011).

While other car manufacturers who are also from Japan, Toyota was forced to halt production for about five days to several weeks.
"We are slowing down production. This was done for the savings, but we still keep the production as much as possible," said the Director of Toyota North America, Steve St. Angelo.

The delay is the impact of earthquakes with magnitude 8.8 force menghamtam Japan. Berkuatan devastating earthquake that caused tsunami as high as 6 meters of Honshu. Severe damage was also visible location hit by the quake.
In Indonesia, several large companies in electronics and automotive sectors, must cut production. In addition, the minister of Industry, MS Hidayat add direct investment from Japan to Indonesia was also inhibited.

"To the north of Tokyo that there are areas especially automotive and electronics industries, they are not working. Schedule or Foreign Direct Investment program or direct investment from Japan to Indonesia to be blocked. This is mainly going to be interference in Indonesia's private cooperation with Japan, especially in electronics and automotive sectors with components not manufactured in Indonesia who need supplies from Japan, "said Hidayat few weeks ago. (Newsecoinfo)