After the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated many areas in northern Japan for several weeks some of the most important Japanese have stopped production and some factories in the country's leading automobile manufacturers is still closed. Tragically, about 7,200 people were confirmed dead and the government has said it expects the death toll over 10,000. Some 11,000 people are missing and millions homeless. car manufacturer Toyota, the world before, immediately suspended the production in all the domestic auto plants and factories, and estimated a decline in production of 40,000 vehicles. The company has announced plans to start production by the end of this week, and uses his lack of production of 16,000 vehicles.
The factories, including those who were not severely damaged, could again start in the next few days, but not for long because of the disruption of the mass of its network of providers. Toyota Motor Corp. resumed production of parts for repair or replacement of yesterday, however, the assembly plants are closed in Japan, the spelling of a chain for the production of 95,000 vehicles.Honda and Nissan to break even if only temporarily, while Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subaru automobiles, five factories have closed in part, construction and material damage. The three floors of Mitsubishi in Japan was unharmed by the disaster, but some of their most important suppliers have been affected, to stop the operation of the facility by mid-week.
Before the earthquake, Japan was making 37,000 cars and trucks a day. It exports more than half of them. Fourteen percent of the 7.2 base vehicles last year were all over the world in Japan.Most Japanese automakers south of Tokyo, which was based in a position to prevent the catastrophe. However, importers have reported that high levels can cause damage the entire infrastructure of the country a lasting impact. The lack of parts from Japan has caused a slowdown in manufacturing plants in North America Toyota, Subaru and General Motors, trying to save stocks of parts.
These problems are sometimes more influential abroad. Japan is the largest exporter of cars around the world's second largest (after Germany) and is more than one in ten of the world production car in Japan. In 2010, exports (including motor vehicles and parts), worth 130 billion dollars. According to the manufacturer of automobiles by 60 percent of cars sold in Europe are manufactured in Japan, but it can take six weeks for Toyota vehicles from Japan to Europe to travel. This means that in the next five weeks, European retailers do not get to the cars - and car parts - made before the earthquake and tsunami. Any disruption in the European and American plants will begin in mid-April.
