Honda Motor's (TYO:7267) joint venture with China's Dongfeng Motor (HKG:0489), Dongfeng Honda Automobile, is expected to lay off up to 2,000 employees to increase "operating efficiency" and accelerate its "transformation to new energy vehicles," Yicai reported, confirming earlier media reports. 0
Most of the affected employees are related to manufacturing. A "reasonable compensation" has been offered to such employees, according to the report.
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