Nissan Motor is anticipating that its output in April will be just over 30,000 units in Japan, about 40% of the 80,000-plus units it had planned to produce before the devastating 11 March earthquake, sources said.
Output volume this month may not even reach the 40% line as Nissan continues to face parts shortages and insufficient power supplies amid rolling blackouts following the disaster, Kyodo News reported, citing the sources.
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Production will be especially hit at its plant in Tochigi Prefecture, where output is expected to total about 300 units, around 3% of the initially planned 10,000 vehicles, the sources said.
The plant sources engines from the Iwaki parts factory in Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the disaster. The engine plant in Iwaki is expected to resume full operations in early June.
Honda has said its output in April will be half the level it initially planned.
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