Nissan and Honda are furloughing thousands of workers as North American auto plants remain shuttered.
A Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, was still operating in mid-March, but has since been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.A Honda plant in Marysville, Ohio, was still operating in mid-March, but has since been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.Japanese car giants Nissan and Honda are furloughing thousands of workers as North American auto plants continue to be shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Honda had initially been paying employees to stay home during the shutdown, but a spokesman tells NPR the company now has"no work available" for more than 14,000 hourly workers. Honda employees will continue to receive their benefits while they are going without pay. "Affected employees will be eligible to apply for government support such as enhanced unemployment benefits," Nissan says.
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