Honda Statement: Japan's Earthquake

TULLAMARINE, AUSTRALIA – March 15, 2011: Honda would like to express its deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of the earthquake on March 11 off the pacific coast of Tohoku in northeastern Japan and our sincere hopes for the earliest possible relief and recovery of the affected areas.

Honda operations
Considering the current situation of the nationwide recovery efforts in Japan, Honda has decided the following:

As of March 14, all production activities are suspended at the following Honda plants: Sayama Plant at Saitama Factory (Sayama, Saitama), Ogawa Plant (Ogawa-machi, Hiki-gun Saitama), Tochigi Factory (Moka, Tochigi), Hamamatsu Factory (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) and Suzuka Factory (Suzuka, Mie)

From March 15 through 20, Honda will suspend all production activities at its plants listed above as well as at Kumamoto Factory (Ozu-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto)

From March 14 through 20, Honda will suspend regular operations at all Honda facilities in the Tochigi area, where damage was more serious, (including Tochigi Factory, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. R&D Center (Tochigi) , Honda Engineering Co., Ltd., etc.), and focus on the recovery of each operation. Honda associates will not come to work during this time.

Aid for the victims of the earthquake
With the hope to contribute to the earliest possible relief and recovery of affected areas, Honda will provide the following aid:

300 million yen toward the relief and recovery effort

A total of 1,000 generators (gasoline-powered and home-use gas canister-powered), along with 5,000 gas canisters. Honda also will dispatch its staff to explain how to use the donated generators

Electricity conservation and cooperation for the rolling blackout requested by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Honda will cooperate to the electricity conservation efforts and the rolling blackout, prioritising the relief and recovery of affected areas.