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…

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…