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M`bishi Motors to cut plant`s operating days by 2/3 in February
TOKYO, Jan. 19 Kyodo -
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will suspend production of vehicles, excluding
minicars, at its mainstay factory in Okayama Prefecture for 14 more days than
it had planned in February, and also cut wages to counter flagging sales at
home and overseas, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Under the new output plan, the number of operating days for production of cars
with an engine of over 660 cc in February at the plant will be reduced by
two-thirds from the earlier planned 21 days to seven days.
The drastic output cut will follow a six-day suspension of output at the
factory in January and a 15 percent pay cut for the nonoperating days.
The degree of the pay cut for February is expected to be around the same level
as seen in January, the sources said.
Another Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp. said Monday it will also halt
output operation on Fridays at its mainstay two factories in Yamaguchi and
Hiroshima prefectures in February and March.
Larger rivals are also aggressively cutting output. Nissan Motor Co. plans to
halt operations at its domestic factories for up to 13 days in February and
Toyota Motor Corp. also decided to further reduce production.
Japanese automakers have been trying to counter slumping sales by cutting
nonregular jobs.
But since there is no clear sign of a recovery in the vehicle market,
automakers will likely need to continue halting operations in March and after,
affecting the pay of regular workers as well as affiliated firms such as parts
makers, the sources said.
Mitsubishi Motors also plans to suspend operation of manufacturing lines for
minicars at the Okayama plant for five days in February. It would be the first
time for the automaker to suspend production of minicars in the current vehicle
sales slump.
Mitsubishi's Pajero Manufacturing Co., based in Gifu Prefecture, plans to more
than halve the number of operating days to manufacture the sport utility
vehicle from 22 days to nine days, the sources said.
Mitsubishi's plant in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, for Colt compact car production
will also see a fall in the number of operating days from 22 to 16 for the same
month, they said.
Meanwhile, Mazda plans to cut monthly wages of managers or higher-level
officials by up to 10 percent starting from February, as part of its
cost-cutting measures.
Employees working at places other than factories will also have two extra
nonworking days per month as well as pay cuts.
Nissan plans to halt output for 13 days at a plant in Tochigi Prefecture and 11
days at a plant in Fukuoka Prefecture and 9.5 days at a plant in Kanagawa
Prefecture, all in February.
Honda Motor Co. also plans to stop production lines at a plant in Saitama
Prefecture for five days each in February and March.
==Kyodo
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will suspend production of vehicles, excluding
minicars, at its mainstay factory in Okayama Prefecture for 14 more days than
it had planned in February, and also cut wages to counter flagging sales at
home and overseas, sources close to the matter said Monday.
Under the new output plan, the number of operating days for production of cars
with an engine of over 660 cc in February at the plant will be reduced by
two-thirds from the earlier planned 21 days to seven days.
The drastic output cut will follow a six-day suspension of output at the
factory in January and a 15 percent pay cut for the nonoperating days.
The degree of the pay cut for February is expected to be around the same level
as seen in January, the sources said.
Another Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp. said Monday it will also halt
output operation on Fridays at its mainstay two factories in Yamaguchi and
Hiroshima prefectures in February and March.
Larger rivals are also aggressively cutting output. Nissan Motor Co. plans to
halt operations at its domestic factories for up to 13 days in February and
Toyota Motor Corp. also decided to further reduce production.
Japanese automakers have been trying to counter slumping sales by cutting
nonregular jobs.
But since there is no clear sign of a recovery in the vehicle market,
automakers will likely need to continue halting operations in March and after,
affecting the pay of regular workers as well as affiliated firms such as parts
makers, the sources said.
Mitsubishi Motors also plans to suspend operation of manufacturing lines for
minicars at the Okayama plant for five days in February. It would be the first
time for the automaker to suspend production of minicars in the current vehicle
sales slump.
Mitsubishi's Pajero Manufacturing Co., based in Gifu Prefecture, plans to more
than halve the number of operating days to manufacture the sport utility
vehicle from 22 days to nine days, the sources said.
Mitsubishi's plant in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, for Colt compact car production
will also see a fall in the number of operating days from 22 to 16 for the same
month, they said.
Meanwhile, Mazda plans to cut monthly wages of managers or higher-level
officials by up to 10 percent starting from February, as part of its
cost-cutting measures.
Employees working at places other than factories will also have two extra
nonworking days per month as well as pay cuts.
Nissan plans to halt output for 13 days at a plant in Tochigi Prefecture and 11
days at a plant in Fukuoka Prefecture and 9.5 days at a plant in Kanagawa
Prefecture, all in February.
Honda Motor Co. also plans to stop production lines at a plant in Saitama
Prefecture for five days each in February and March.
==Kyodo
