Crisis in Japan
JAPAN: Car industry boost to earthquake region
Both Nissan and Toyota have said they will get production in the Tohuku region back to something like normal this…
JAPAN: Toyota widens support for earthquake region
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced more support for the recovery of Japan’s Tohoku region in the north east which was hardest…
JAPAN: Suzuki moving facilities to higher ground
Suzuki Motor is to spend about JPY50bn (US$620m) relocating some domestic development and production facilities to new locations in Japan…
BELGIUM: Toyota ups H1 sales 4.6% despite ‘quake
Toyota Motor Europe said it increased Europe sales by 18,671 units (4.6%) to 425,639 in the first half of 2011,…
JAPAN: Toyota ‘normalising’ a month early
Toyota plans to fully normalise its production by October, one month ahead of its initial schedule, due to the recovery…
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NEW ZEALAND: Earthquake stock shortage still biting
The New Zealand new passenger car market is still impacted by shortages of stock following the 11 March Japanese earthquake…
AUSTRALIA: Earthquake slows June sales
Supply constraints held Australian June motor vehicle sales down to their lowest level in eight years, according to the Federal…
JAPAN: Automakers start weekend energy-saving work
Toyota began its weekend operation of factories on Sunday as part of energy-saving efforts in the wake of the suspension…
JAPAN: Electricity consumption squeeze affects automakers
The Japanese government started restricting electricity consumption by large-lot users in eastern Japan from Friday morning in a bid to…
JAPAN: Nissan eyes 10% July output boost
Nissan Motor is targeting an increase in July domestic production to 102,000 units, almost 10% more than an initial plan…