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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 halt started on March 14 at all of its plants in Japan, including all subsidiary vehicle manufacturers, through March 22. According to reports, the suspension of production has already cost Toyota some 40,000 vehicles up until now.
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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...
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Toyota Reduces North American Production Due To Lack Of Parts From Japan
The devastating consequences of the March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami on the country’s auto industry continue to unfold. Today, Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it will reduce its North American production because of the lack of parts. The...
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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...
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Toyota And Honda Plants Shut Down After 8.9 Earthquake And Mega Tsunami Hit Japan
A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast part of Japan earlier this morning triggering a 10-meter high tsunami on the coasts of the country sweeping away homes, cars and buildings. The disastrous earthquake, which was followed by many aftershocks,...
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Toyota To Shut Down Japan Plants For 11 Days
For the first time since 1993 when it cut production for a day, Toyota will halt its operations at all 12 of its Japanese plants. Toyota had previously announced that it would suspend production for three days in January, but now the Japanese automaker...
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