Recently, occupy the largest share of the Japanese auto market, Toyota said it is evaluating the March 11 earthquake occurred in Japan, and the impact of the tsunami. It is reported that the earthquake and tsunami has made Toyota lost 110 billion yen (about 8.844 billion yuan), to June 30 will reach 1,550 billion yen net loss (that is, 19 billion U.S. dollars) to September 30 up to a net loss 2,410 billion yen. But the company said its production will begin running in June this year, earlier than previously expected. Below, we analyze in detail the Toyota production adjustment and recovery in the national situation.

Japan: reduce automobile production capacity

Japanese suppliers after the earthquake has been a severe blow

Some foreign media reported that Toyota has announced: plans to reduce its domestic automobile production capacity in Japan, which will plant thousands of Toyota Japan's impact on jobs.

Although the 55-year-old Toyoda said he wanted to keep staff and the production of Japanese culture, but the company's profitability is suffering and the same situation after World War II, Germany and South Korea competitors benefit from the weak and the new U.S. currency South Korea free trade agreement. Toyoda said: "I fully understand that we can not just because of desire to protect Japan's manufacturing industry continued to go on." Toyota said, currency, and the unprecedented earthquake in Japan, Toyota's fourth-quarter profit fell, the data from the previous decreased by 77% over the same period.

Toyota Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Satoshi Ozawa stated that maintaining the ratio of domestic auto production to the company's profit has brought great pressure, it is because the yen-dollar exchange rate is in close to record high levels. Ozawa said: "Under the pressure of the high exchange rate, apart from requests for assistance to the Japanese Prime Minister, there is no good way." "If at the end of the fiscal year (March 2011), Toyota produced due to the loss of appreciation of the yen more than expected Toyota will consider withdrawal of some automobile production capacity in Japan. "he said.

It is reported that Toyota's domestic production last year of its global output to 45% higher than the proportion of domestic production in Japan of the competitors. Japan's second largest car manufacturer Nissan Motor Company in the last financial year, domestic production accounts for 25% of the total vehicle production, Honda Motor Co. as the third largest car manufacturing company in the country 26% of the total vehicle output.

    China: two months ahead of the resumption of production

Toyota recently said that after the plant resumed production in China to reassess the time, Toyota is expected to resume production in China will be significantly ahead of schedule.

Prior to the April 22 Toyota released the "overseas production is expected to start in order recover from August to November-December so you can return to normal production levels," the assessment results. But the latest assessment report shows that, from early June after the Toyota plant in China will turn the vehicle back to normal production levels, a comprehensive schedule of resumption of production expected in April than two months earlier.

At present, due to the impact of earthquakes on the parts supply, Toyota is on China's domestic automobile factories and spare parts of all plants to adjust production and decided before the June 3, all vehicle plants in China, the operating rate was adjusted to the usual 50%, plans to leave in July after the high temperature in early May ahead of time to perform. Meanwhile, Toyota, Lexus and other imported cars, will also turn to resume the supply of some models of the expected delivery delays may continue to occur.

It is understood that Toyota has been widely implemented in early May heat off, and terminate at the May 9 holiday, began production. FAW-Toyota's production has also continued.

United States: the three remaining capacity into

According to Automotive News, March 11 earthquake in Japan has seriously affected the supply chain, sales of Toyota, Toyota had to reduce North American vehicle production in North America with factory output to 30 June only 30% of normal.

The company announced in a weak U.S. auto industry will grow, the Toyota group vice president of sales recently, said: "We can say that production is still limited in May, sales will continue to be affected." But refused to disclose the impact of high level.

Toyota is expected to save the next shipment will be reduced in summer, including the hybrid models has already begun, including the main stock, the company is qualified to help dealers increase the number of used cars to make up for insufficient state car, and the moratorium on new customers in new orders acceptance.

    India: May 20 resumption of production operations from

Recently, the Indian subsidiary Toyota - Toyota Kirloskar Motor Company said that as the supply of auto parts from Japan the situation has improved, procurement activities are gradually heading towards the right track, it was decided early resumption of normal operation of production activities are expected to be 5 20 day return to normal levels.

It is reported that Toyota's Indian subsidiary is currently developing programs to restore lost capacity. The company has already begun planning models Etios Liva launched in India, which will be launched in the Indian market the company's first small car.

Previously, the company April 22, 2011 announced that due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan 3.11 parts supply chain disruptions, from April 25 until June 4, Monday and Friday, the company suspended production activities. In the June 4, 2011 before the company Toyota Kirloskar Toyota's automobile production capacity in India to maintain only 30% of normal conditions.

Australia: June, will return to normal

Toyota has announced that Toyota car assembly plant in Australia will be June 9 to resume normal production, automobile production capacity will begin in June increased to 9,000 units per month. The recovery of production earlier than previously thought.

Foreign media reported that Toyota Australia President and CEO Max Yasuda said: "Toyota Australia's companies and their suppliers through close cooperation with the parent company, Toyota has now allow early June of the parts supply to the normal level."

It is understood that a major earthquake in Japan by 3.11 the impact of the supply of spare parts, Toyota plant in Australia began to cut production in May, only 50% of automobile production capacity to maintain.

In addition, Bloomberg reported, as the yen fell against the dollar and the Japanese are the most serious earthquake, Toyota may need to focus outward tilt of production in foreign countries to produce more cars. Birmingham, Michigan consulting firm 2953 Analytics manager Jim Hall said, "Toyota will be more investment in Southeast Asia, in China will be more, although in these places will be very difficult due to the cooperation with local counterparts. they may also will market to Europe, but mainly in Eastern Europe. "

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