WASHINGTON — Honda Motor Co. mentioned on Tuesday it’ll lengthen manufacturing suspensions at some North American crops into the week of March 29 because of varied provide chain points.

Final week, the Japanese automaker said a variety of issues would pressure it to halt manufacturing at a majority of North American crops for your entire week of March 22 and affect manufacturing on the the rest of its North American crops.

Honda cited “affect from COVID-19, congestion at varied ports, the microchip scarcity and extreme winter climate” for the manufacturing cuts.

The global shortage of semiconductor chips is hitting manufacturing world wide.

Final week, Toyota Motor Corp. mentioned it was reducing manufacturing at 4 crops in Kentucky, West Virginia and Mexico, citing “a scarcity of petrochemicals” and “current extreme climate circumstances” affecting manufacturing.

Stellantis warned Saturday its extremely worthwhile pickup vans have been hit by the problem, whereas Ford Motor Co. mentioned it might reduce extra U.S. manufacturing.

Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker, mentioned it’ll construct and maintain for ultimate meeting its Ram 1500 Basic vans at its Warren, Michigan, and Saltillo, Mexico, meeting crops. When chips develop into out there, the autos might be accomplished and shipped to sellers.

The chip scarcity, which has hit automakers globally, stems from a confluence of things. Carmakers shut North American crops for 2 months final 12 months through the COVID-19 pandemic and canceled chip orders. In the meantime, demand for chips surged from the patron electronics trade as folks labored from residence and performed video video games. Now carmakers should compete for chips.