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UPDATE 3-Honda and Nissan to sell a quarter of a million fewer cars because of chip shortage
Eimi Yamamitsu, Tim Kelly
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TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s second and third largest automakers, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor, will sell a combined 250,000 fewer cars in the current financial year as a global shortage in semiconductor chips hits production.
The automakers made the announcement as they unveiled brighter outlooks for the financial year ending March 2021 as automobile markets, led by China, rebounded from a coronavirus-induced slump. Honda and Nissan also reported better-than-expected results for the October-December quarter.
But Honda cut its sales target by 100,000 vehicles, or 2.2%, on Tuesday to 4.5 million cars, while Nissan lowered its target by 150,000 vehicles, or 3.6%, to 4.015 million units as a chips shortage forced both companies to curb output.
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co on Tuesday hiked its full-year operating profit forecast 23% to 520 billion yen as demand in China and elsewhere gained momentum and it trimmed costs.
TOKYO Japan s second- and third-largest automakers, Honda and Nissan, will sell a combined 250,000 fewer cars in the current financial year as a global sh
Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan to sell fewer cars this fiscal - here's why - Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will sell a combined 250,000 fewer cars in the current financial year as a global shortage in semiconductor chips.