There will be less work at Honda in the new year, with the carmaker scaling back its production at the plant in Alliston.
The Globe and Mail reports overtime has been cancelled for January and the production cut may also involve reducing output on one or more Friday’s next month.
In the U-S market, Civic sales fell 26 per cent in the first 11 months of 2009 from year-earlier levels.
Honda’s cutbacks run counter to moves by the rest of the automakers.
Toyota is adding a second shift in Woodstock to double production of RAV-4.
Ford and G-M have also announced plans to boost first-quarter production.