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Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd is facing shortage of components, which will delay delivery of products following the suspension of its manufacturing plants in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co Ltd had to suspend production following floods that hit the country today, according to Honda Malaysia said in a statement today.

Suspension of the impact of the inevitable production of Honda Malaysia after a factory in Ayutthaya, together with its suppliers in the same area of operations are suspended, providing a large number of component parts for the model breaks down the City, Civic, Accord and CR-V.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Honda Malaysia said Yoichiro Ueno, since Monday, the company reduced output to extend the Malacca factory production using the existing stock.

"We regret the delay in delivery will occur after the production of products in our factory supply slowly because of the suspension components.

"However, the submission of all we built a model unit is not affected at this time," he said.

Ueno said, Ayutthaya factory direct flooded and not accessible by road until now.

"This makes it difficult for us to estimate the recovery time.

However, we will assess the situation every day and expect the best even though we expect the recovery may take from our previous term, "he said.-Bernama