Honda canceled "some production" Monday because of "a disruption in its computer network," a company official said Monday night.
The disruption occurred Sunday and "caused a loss of connectivity, thus impacting our business operations," the official, Chris Abbruzzese, responded to questions from this news organization.
"Our information technology team is working quickly to assess the situation," Abbruzzese said.
"We have nothing additional add beyond what we're included in our statement."
A tweet Monday from Honda Automobile Customer Service confirmed the problem extended beyond the Honda auto production plant at Marysville:
At this time Honda Customer Service and Honda Financial Services are experiencing technical difficulties and are unavailable. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.
— Honda Automobile Customer Service (@HondaCustSvc) June 8, 2020
Abbruzzese declined to elaborate to NBC News whether Honda had been the victim of a cyberattack.
Honda employs more than 40,000 in the development, manufacturing, and sales of Honda and Acura automobiles, Honda power equipment Honda powersports products, the HondaJet advanced light jet and GE Honda HF120 turbofan engines.
Honda operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America.
Honda also operates 14 major research and development centers in the U.S. with the capacity to fully design, develop and engineer many of the products Honda produces in North America.
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