Nissan Motor is targeting an increase in July domestic production to 102,000 units, almost 10% more than an initial plan set prior to the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, in a move to catch up on the drop in output in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, industry sources said.
The automaker’s revised production schedule for July, an increase of about 5% from the 97,000 units a year earlier, has been delivered to related parts manufacturers, the sources told Kyodo News.
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With a speedy recovery in supply chains that had been disrupted by the devastation, other Japanese automakers are likely also to step up production capacities in the near future. Toyota already expects to restore in July the output level planned before the quake, while domestic production at Honda has mostly returned to normal as of late June. Mazda production is also now normal, the automaker said this week.
Among facilities with raised targets, Nissan’s Tochigi plant in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, will build about 16,000 vehicles, while the Kyushu plant in Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, will aim for about 43,000 units, both over 10% more than the initial plan.
Meanwhile, for overseas production, Nissan plans to churn out some 250,000 units, slightly more than the initial target and the number produced in July last year.
