Honda had halted production at its Sayama plant in northwest of Japan for a day after finding out that the WannaCry virus has hit its computer network.
The plant produces approximately 1,000 vehicles per day which includes the Accord sedan, Odyssey Minivan and Step Wagon compact multipurpose vehicle.
The company noticed the affect of virus for the first time on Sunday. It had affected Honda’s global computer networks across Japan, North America, Europe, China and other regions, a spokeswoman said.
Luckily, production at no other Honda plants had not been affected, and regular operations had resumed at the Sayama plant on Tuesday, she said.
Honda is not the first car manufacturer who was forced yo shut down after WannaCry attack, rival car manufacturers Renault and Nissan were also aforced to shut down their production for a few days at plants in Japan, Britain, France, Romania and India.
The plant produces approximately 1,000 vehicles per day which includes the Accord sedan, Odyssey Minivan and Step Wagon compact multipurpose vehicle.
The company noticed the affect of virus for the first time on Sunday. It had affected Honda’s global computer networks across Japan, North America, Europe, China and other regions, a spokeswoman said.
Luckily, production at no other Honda plants had not been affected, and regular operations had resumed at the Sayama plant on Tuesday, she said.
Honda is not the first car manufacturer who was forced yo shut down after WannaCry attack, rival car manufacturers Renault and Nissan were also aforced to shut down their production for a few days at plants in Japan, Britain, France, Romania and India.