Honda halts dispatches of Mobilio, Brio, CR-V

Honda has halted the dispatches of cars manufactured at its Greater Noida plant after they were damaged by paint fumes from an adjoining factory.

More than 4,000 units of the Mobilio, the Brio and the CR-V, which were manufactured last month, are believed to have been affected. These vehicles were parked in an open stockyard. An under-construction factory, adjacent to the Honda plant, was being painted and fumes emerging from the paint caused spots to be formed on the cars, particularly on the chrome and plastic parts and roof tops.

Honda claims to be taking the necessary steps to ensure rectification of the problem, including change of parts wherever required. With dispatches to dealers stopped, the company is staring at a pile-up of inventory at its plant.

The Greater Noida plant has a yearly manufacturing capacity of 1.2 lakh units.

Source: Economic Times