Japanese car makers are entering the most difficult time after the earthquake. U.S. car company Chrysler has announced that by the earthquake in Japan, the Japanese parts suppliers still have not returned to normal, the company's three factories in the United States in June 2011 will be discontinued for several days. In China, Guangzhou Honda plans to suspend production for half a month just ended today, if they would be subject to subsequent production of parts supply is still unknown.

    Into the cut-off peak car dealer

    According to Chrysler said the shutdown of the three main production plant owned by Chrysler, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler, Dodge Ram 1500, Dakota pickup, Jeep Liberty (JeepLiberty) and Dodge NitroSUV, these models are Chrysler sales of major products in the world. Chrysler official said, the cut-off is the normal summer shutdown the original plan in advance, due to parts shortages, production of Chrysler by the end of May or June in a risk of interruption, stopping in advance production measures is to mitigate that risk, and to give suppliers more time to resume production.

    Through the cut-off to ease the pressure on parts suppliers car dealers become the primary means through one of the crisis. Toyota, Honda, GM and other transnational car dealer spared. Despite claims to the collection of global resources to maintain the production and supply the Chinese market, Honda is still not able to avoid the cut-off in China. Since early May, Honda's two joint ventures in China have been discontinued. "As of today, our production has not been restored, according to the original plan, the wide will resume production 17." Yesterday, Guangzhou Honda Automobile management of a staff told reporters. It is understood from the beginning, the company's management team for a holiday.

    With Honda's two joint ventures in China, jointly cut, many car dealers for the two vendors have begun supporting the Long Vacation. According to industry sources, recently, Foshan, Guangdong Province, South China Sea and so many auto parts manufacturers have already started production.

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    Toyota recently announced earnings last fiscal year, filing shows affected by the earthquake, the first quarter of this year, Toyota is only 25.4 billion yen net profit (about 2.04 billion yuan), plunged 77% year on year. March outbreak of 9.0 earthquake in Japan, Toyota Japan, almost all the factories are in the same month production. Toyota President Akio Toyoda said the earthquake in eastern Japan that Toyota's operating income declined by about 100 billion yen (about 8.06 billion yuan).

    By the factories closed and the supply of spare parts, Honda Motors net profit for the first quarter of this year, 44.55 billion yen (about 3.59 billion yuan), down 38.3%. There are also affected by the earthquake Mazda, according to earnings in the first quarter, Mazda reached 6.28 billion yen loss (approximately equivalent to 500 million yuan), while last year, Mazda's profit was 9.9 billion yen (approximately equivalent to 080 million yuan).

    According to Toyota news, Toyota is expected to produce the third quarter of this year to gradually return to normal. Nearly half of the cut and will cut production and sales dropped significantly this year, Toyota and General Motors may be catching up. For survey data, this year Toyota's global vehicle sales at 650 million vehicles, GM's global production is likely to once again more than 8 million, the mass of global production or more than 7 million, so Toyota is likely to fall to third .