Japanese carmakers will run their factories at weekends from July to September and halt them Thursdays and Fridays to counter an expected power shortages.
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said the plan was designed to prevent power consumption from peaking on the weekdays by shifting business days to the weekends when overall power demand tends to fall.
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The 450 member companies of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association will follow suit.
Suppliers are coordinating their schedules with those of the carmakers to ensure that there will be no disruption of supplies to factories.
The government has set a power consumption cutback goal for this summer, encouraging individuals and companies in the service area of Tokyo Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power to cut combined consumption by 15% each following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.
