Honda and Nissan were among a bunch of multinational companies forced to temporarily shut down factories in western Mexico on Wednesday after rebels attacked a key natural gas pipeline.
The small, left-wing guerrilla group that claimed responsibility for the explosions vowed to continue the attacks, while the Mexican government scrambled to increase security at “strategic installations” across Mexico, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
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Security analysts and energy experts reportedly downplayed the attacks, noting they were relatively small in nature and mostly symbolic, having little effect on the economy.
Nissan Mexicana said in a statement it would use liquid petroleum to restart operations at its plant in the central state of Aguascalientes, which employs 6,000 workers. The company also said it had reached an agreement with the workers’ union to modify work schedules to make up for lost production, AP said.
According to the report, supplier Pemex said gas would probably not be restored until Friday at the earliest, but it was working to provide alternative means of delivery.
