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The aftershocks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami continue to affect Toyota Motor Corporation as the automaker said on Friday that it will take several months before normal production of all its models resume to normal. According to the company announcement, global production will begin to ramp up in July in Japan and August in North America, with all models back to normal production in November or December 2011. Read more »
- Honda: Us Output To Reach 100% By August For All Models Except The New 2012 Civic Which Will Remain At 50%
Following a recent announcement from Toyota predicting an increase in North American production this summer after the problems created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Honda today said that its North American factories would return to...
- Toyota To Boost Output Of American Factories To 70% By June
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused severe problems to automakers all around the world, mainly due to the lack of parts, but at least Toyota seems to be recovering at a faster pace than expected. Today, the world’s largest automaker...
- Mazda, Honda Suspend U.s. Orders For Japan-made Models
Mazda has suspended all US orders for cars built in Japan as the carmaker is preparing to shut down its plants once again after a short reopening period. According to the automaker’s American spokesman Jay Amestoy, the decision will affect shipments...
- Subaru Also Extends Production Halt At All Car Plants In Japan
The situation in Japan for the country’s automobile industry appears to be much worse than originally believed with many carmakers struggling to resume domestic output following the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that killed thousands...
- Ford Closing Down Russian Plant For A Month
The so-called "global economic crisis" has struck again, this time in Russia as Ford announced on Monday that it would halt production at its plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg, for almost a month, from December 24 until January 21. Under normal...
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Toyota Expects to Resume Normal Production of all Models in November or December
The aftershocks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami continue to affect Toyota Motor Corporation as the automaker said on Friday that it will take several months before normal production of all its models resume to normal. According to the company announcement, global production will begin to ramp up in July in Japan and August in North America, with all models back to normal production in November or December 2011. Read more »
- Honda: Us Output To Reach 100% By August For All Models Except The New 2012 Civic Which Will Remain At 50%
Following a recent announcement from Toyota predicting an increase in North American production this summer after the problems created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Honda today said that its North American factories would return to...
- Toyota To Boost Output Of American Factories To 70% By June
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused severe problems to automakers all around the world, mainly due to the lack of parts, but at least Toyota seems to be recovering at a faster pace than expected. Today, the world’s largest automaker...
- Mazda, Honda Suspend U.s. Orders For Japan-made Models
Mazda has suspended all US orders for cars built in Japan as the carmaker is preparing to shut down its plants once again after a short reopening period. According to the automaker’s American spokesman Jay Amestoy, the decision will affect shipments...
- Subaru Also Extends Production Halt At All Car Plants In Japan
The situation in Japan for the country’s automobile industry appears to be much worse than originally believed with many carmakers struggling to resume domestic output following the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami on March 11 that killed thousands...
- Ford Closing Down Russian Plant For A Month
The so-called "global economic crisis" has struck again, this time in Russia as Ford announced on Monday that it would halt production at its plant in Vsevolozhsk, near St. Petersburg, for almost a month, from December 24 until January 21. Under normal...