Honda Siel Cars India on Friday said it is likely to hike production by August and resume normal output by the festive season with component supply from its parent in Japan, which was disrupted after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March, limps back towards normalcy.
Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) had cut production by 50 per cent since the beginning of this month and said it would last till about July.
"The parts supply is now expected to increase gradually and production volume will be increased starting August 2011 with the expectation that HSCI will begin operating on normal production from the festival season," HSCI said in a statement.
Production volume is likely to get normalised from the festival season, it added.
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When the company trimmed its output, it had moved to single shift operations since the beginning of this month. Prior to the production cut, the HSCI unit at Greater Noida was rolling out about 5,000 units every month. The company imports various components from Japan such as engine parts and electronics.
The company has also set up its second facility at Tapukara, in Rajasthan. The plant, which has a capacity to produce 60,000 units annually, has not started manufacturing of vehicles yet.
Meanwhile, the company said its compact car Honda Brio will be launched as per the original schedule during the festival season this year.
