Thai floods: Recovery under way

THAILAND: Honda plans lower flood risk plant

Honda Motor, which has just restarted Thailand production after a flood-induced six-month hiatus, has decided to build another automobile factory,…

THAILAND: Honda returns to normal operations

Honda has restarted production at its car plant in Thailand, crippled for the past six months after massive flooding there…

THAI FLOODS: Honda Ayutthaya plant back on stream in March

Honda Motor said on Tuesday (31 January) its car factory in Thailand (in the Rojana Industrial Park,  Ayutthaya) would resume…

JAPAN: Thai floods hit Honda third quarter profits

Honda Motor net income for the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, 2011 fell 41.2% to JPY47.6bn on sales off 8% to…

THAI FLOODS: Honda Siel to resume peak production by March

Honda Siel Motors expects to return to its peak capacity of 9,000-10,000 units per month by March after production was…

TAIWAN: Honda hopes to resume production after February

Honda Taiwan Motor, a fully-owned subsidiary of Honda Japan, reportedly plans to restart car assembly after February, industry sources told…

THAILAND: Toyota sees 2012 sales up 39%

Toyota's Thai unit expects local car sales to rise 38.5% to 1.1m in 2012, up from a drop of 0.8%…

THAI FLOODS: Tax breaks for flooded manufacturers

The Thai government is expected to offer tax breaks to manufacturers directly affected by the floods in October and November…

THAI FLOODS: Philippines sales fall 3.3% in November

New vehicle sales in the Philippines fell 3.3% year on year to 12,090 units in November, and by 10.4% compared…

JAPAN: Toyota warns on profits

Toyota has halved its full year profit forecast reflecting the full impact of the strong yen and supply chain disruptions…