This time the trouble visits Honda group of companies – Hero Honda and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter Ltd- with the suppliers facing problem by way of their labor strike. The major hitch is in the supply of battery , from Exide Industries Ltd, which faces problem in its Bawal factory. Hero Honda is exploring the alternative source by getting the required battery from other suppliers despite having stock of 5000-8000 units to be fitted with battery.(Honda’s second 2-wheeler unit in Raj at Rs 1,100 cr)
The factories of Hero Honda at Haryana and Uttarakhand have the capacity of 5.4 million vehicles. The factory of Honda Motorcycle is in Haryana and the companies are in a dirge to manage this crisis resulting with late deliveries. The source of battering the free flow is on the search for these two companies.