Another week has slipped by with still no resolution of The Saab Question. And so our dossier continues to grow.
Q1 and fiscal Q4 results have been rolling in and those from Mazda and Honda give some idea of the financial hit Japanese automakers, in particular will be taking as a result of the March north east coast earthquake.
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We also learned it could take Toyota to the end of the year to ‘normalise’ output.
Our full roundup of ‘quake-related news is here.
Ford reported its best set of numbers for a first quarter since 1998 and our own Rob Golding was in quick with his view.
Others reporting Q1 results included Federal-Mogul, sportscar maker Porsche and global conglomerate VW. Mitsubishi didn’t do too badly, either, in its full fiscal year.
It’s another short week for us layabouts here in the UK as many of us get Friday off for the royal wedding and Monday off ‘cos it’s Labour Day. So why labour? We’ll see you again Tuesday.
Graeme Roberts, Deputy Editor, just-auto.com
