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One of the victims of the March earthquake and the Tsunami that followed was Japan’s auto industry and especially Toyota, which saw many of its suppliers hit hard by the dual natural disaster. The result was that production slowed down considerably, and sales took a hit all around the globe relegating the former No 1 carmaker in the world to third place. Read more »
- Thai Floods Force Honda To Halve Production At U.s. And Canadian Plants, New 2012 Cr-v To Be Delayed
After Toyota, Honda is the next Japanese carmaker to announce significant production cuts at its North American plants due to component shortages caused by three months of disastrous flooding in Thailand. And is the case with Toyota, the production cuts...
- Japanese Carmakers' Production Back On Track, But It May Not Be Enough
For the first time after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese automakers have returned to their normal production levels. In fact, they are superseding last year’s numbers in an effort to make up for the lost time. Toyota and Nissan,...
- Gm Is World’s Number One Automaker, Toyota Drops To 3rd Place Behind Vw
Well, it was almost certain to happen after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing multiple problems to the country's automotive industry. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, saw its production drop by 23% to 3.37 million...
- Toyota’s Passenger Car Sales In Japan Down 43 Percent In The First Half Of 2011
The two natural disasters that hit Japan on March 11, the 8.9 offshore earthquake and the subsequent Tsunami that devastated the country and took many human lives, has also hit hard production and sales of Japanese car manufacturers. Toyota said on...
- Toyota Extends Production Halt At All Japanese Plants Until March 22
The ongoing disaster in Japan caused by Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami is forcing many automakers to extend production halts on domestic plants well into next week. Today, Toyota announced that it has decided to continue the vehicle-production...
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Toyota’s Production Rises for the First Time in 12 Months
One of the victims of the March earthquake and the Tsunami that followed was Japan’s auto industry and especially Toyota, which saw many of its suppliers hit hard by the dual natural disaster. The result was that production slowed down considerably, and sales took a hit all around the globe relegating the former No 1 carmaker in the world to third place. Read more »
- Thai Floods Force Honda To Halve Production At U.s. And Canadian Plants, New 2012 Cr-v To Be Delayed
After Toyota, Honda is the next Japanese carmaker to announce significant production cuts at its North American plants due to component shortages caused by three months of disastrous flooding in Thailand. And is the case with Toyota, the production cuts...
- Japanese Carmakers' Production Back On Track, But It May Not Be Enough
For the first time after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese automakers have returned to their normal production levels. In fact, they are superseding last year’s numbers in an effort to make up for the lost time. Toyota and Nissan,...
- Gm Is World’s Number One Automaker, Toyota Drops To 3rd Place Behind Vw
Well, it was almost certain to happen after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing multiple problems to the country's automotive industry. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, saw its production drop by 23% to 3.37 million...
- Toyota’s Passenger Car Sales In Japan Down 43 Percent In The First Half Of 2011
The two natural disasters that hit Japan on March 11, the 8.9 offshore earthquake and the subsequent Tsunami that devastated the country and took many human lives, has also hit hard production and sales of Japanese car manufacturers. Toyota said on...
- Toyota Extends Production Halt At All Japanese Plants Until March 22
The ongoing disaster in Japan caused by Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami is forcing many automakers to extend production halts on domestic plants well into next week. Today, Toyota announced that it has decided to continue the vehicle-production...