Japan carmakers scramble to assess impact of Renesas auto chip-plant fire

Tokyo

TOYOTA, Nissan , Honda and other Japanese carmakers scrambled on Monday to assess the production impact of a fire at a Renesas Electronics automotive chip plant that could aggravate a global semiconductor shortage.

"We are gathering information and trying to see if this will affect us or not," a Honda spokesman said. Other carmakers including Toyota and Nissan said they too were assessing the situation.