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Honda motorcycle production halted across India after global network outage at company

Updated : June 10, 2020 02:38 PM IST

Honda Two Wheelers India said that the sales mapping tool had been impacted and had to be shut down as a precautionary measure.

While production plants of Honda Motorcycles in India have been impacted, operations of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) have not as they are yet to resume production after the lockdown.

Japanese automobile major Honda Motor Company has suffered a cyberattack on its servers across the globe leading to a temporary disruption in business operations. The manufacturing operations of its Indian subsidiary Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) have also been impacted due to the network outage.

The cyberattack is reported to have occurred in the wee hours of Monday that caused an internal network glitch. This resulted in a temporary suspension of vehicle shipments from factories in Japan.

“A company-wide network outage has been reported by Honda companies globally. While the cause of the problem is currently under investigation, the recovery process is underway. The disruption in the network has impacted some business operations leading to a temporary adjustment in the production schedule. There is no effect on the invoicing process at our dealership network,” the company said in a statement.

Honda Two Wheelers India said that the sales mapping tool had been impacted and had to be shut down as a precautionary measure. However, the software was restored after a temporary disruption and production has not been impacted, it added.

While production plants of Honda Motorcycles in India have been impacted, operations of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) have not as they are yet to resume production after the lockdown.

“Since we were in the preparatory phase of resuming production in HCIL plants after COVID-19 related shutdown, the network disruption has not impacted the production,” a statement from Honda Cars read.

Further, HMSI said that its dealer network has not been impacted.

Honda motorcycle production halted across India after global network outage at company

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