WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Hino Motors Manufacturing USA is cutting production at its West Virginia truck plant again because of a parts shortage created by the March disasters in Japan.
Hino cut production at the Williamstown plant to four-day weeks in April.
Sandy Ring with Hino's home office in Michigan tells The Parkersburg News and Sentinel that production will be reduced to three days beginning next week.
Full-time and part-time employees will continue to work four days a week.
Hino's parent company, Toyota Motor Corp., has cut its U.S. production by two-thirds because of the parts shortage. Honda Motor Corp. has reduced production at 10 of its U.S. and Canadian plants. Both have said they aren't laying off workers.
Hino cut production at the Williamstown plant to four-day weeks in April.
Sandy Ring with Hino's home office in Michigan tells The Parkersburg News and Sentinel that production will be reduced to three days beginning next week.
Full-time and part-time employees will continue to work four days a week.
Hino's parent company, Toyota Motor Corp., has cut its U.S. production by two-thirds because of the parts shortage. Honda Motor Corp. has reduced production at 10 of its U.S. and Canadian plants. Both have said they aren't laying off workers.
