Several facilities of Toyota, Honda and Nissan in Japan had suspended its activities on account of damage caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the country. According to the agency Automotive News, there are reports of fires in factories and even a fatality. Besides the destruction of property and loss of personnel, manufacturers also will affect their exports, especially to the United States.
According to the source, the Honda stopped its activities in two factories. The Sayama plant reported fires and one person died. There are made CR-V and Acura models in the line, mostly to the US. Toyota already broke the rhythm of four plants, including facilities in Kent, one of its largest factories in the world. The same plant is also responsible for producing cars of Scion, a group of Japanese flags. According to the publication, all of these units will remain closed during the weekend.
Nissan also took a hard blow. The tsunami struck the company’s factory in Tochigi, just where is made the famous GT-R. The same production platform also assembles models sedan from Infiniti, the luxury division of the brand. There was still the record unit of small fires which were quickly extinguished. There were no casualties and theinstallation will also be frozen during the two days.
Because they are factories for export products, the affected units are strategically built in regions near the sea, which reduces the cost of freight to the ports. There are no reports of damage to units from other Japanese automakers, which have also installations in the areas affected by the waves.
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