Japanese automakers such as Mazda, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan, have been hard hit by the tsunami and the earthquakes that have devastated parts of Japan. Production shut downs, and factory closings have affected automakers like Mazda, whose models are found in the United States at Salisbury Mazda Dealership businesses and other local dealerships. Local dealerships such as Pittsburgh Mazda Dealer and others have been affected by parts shortages and other vehicle shortages due to factory shut downs, although these and other dealerships keep large inventories to prevent shortages from occurring. Toyota Dealer Santa Ana and other Toyota dealers are not known to be severely affected yet, but in the future they may experience shortages.
Japanese automakers announced that they would close factories, and each automaker has been given updates as to their production status. Toyota announced that the company would resume production of certain models such as the Prius, Lexus HS250h and the CT 200h hybrids. These models are popular throughout the world, and Toyota said that it would be resuming only limited production of these models. Toyota warned assembly plants in the United States that there may be production shortages for parts due to continued factory close downs.
Honda released a statement saying that the company would begin production on April 3rd or on a later date. Originally, Honda had planned to resume production on March 27. Honda will not be producing models such as the Honda Fit and the CR-V until it can resume production. The research and development center at Honda will be closed for several months due to extensive damage to this branch of the company. The work for research and development for Honda will resume in other locations and facilities throughout the world, but its Japanese branch will be closed until it can be repaired safely. Nissan restarted limited production on March 24.
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