Affected by the earthquake, Japan, part of the temporary stagnation of industrial production, the major car firms are subject to heavy losses. Local car prices in Japan are closely related to Sino-Japanese joint venture, are also affected. By upstream suppliers in the part of the factory system interruption, can only rely on the current inventory of parts for production of Dongfeng Nissan, Guangzhou Honda and other companies may even face the threat of shutdown.

    Japan's domestic vendors have gradually started to resume production, is expected to ease prices in the Japanese joint venture car parts supply problems. However, even though Japanese companies will resume production this week whether to immediately return to pre-earthquake levels of production and transportation, and whether mitigation, including the Chinese market, including supply of spare parts, Japanese car firms neither give the exact answer.

    Seriously damaged the Japanese automobile industry

    Earthquake caused three big automobile manufacturer in Japan halted. March 17, Toyota announced that March 22 Toyota vehicle factory and the majority of all its parts the factory to stop production. Honda Motor Company said that affected by the earthquake, the company decided to stop time from the factory in Japan 20 March extended to 23 March, taking parts from 21 to resume production. Since the earthquake has resulted in Honda cut production by 2.7 million.

    Affected by the earthquake, Toyota closed in the Japanese mainland and the Lexus Prius assembly plant, daily production loss of about 11 million. Although Toyota's biggest losses in the earthquake, but most of the parts maker companies are located away from the quake zone southwest of Tokyo, so in subsequent production, but may impact on Toyota's smallest car companies. Toyota China spokesman Liu Peng introduced, Toyota's production base mainly in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture in Japan, almost no direct impact of the earthquake.

    It is understood that the main Toyota plant in Japan, not in the epicenter area, but three in the epicenter of the business are subject to damage, including two assembly plants and a parts factory.

    China News spokesman Zhu Linjie Honda introduced the Honda side announced that it would resume production date postponed to March 23. Honda has more than 100 suppliers located in the northeast of the worst affected areas, the earthquake of Honda's future production, or will have a significant impact.

    Goldman Sachs, factories closed and will make the daily loss of Japanese auto plants up to 1.5 billion, of which Toyota lost more than 73 million U.S. dollars a day, Honda, Nissan and Suzuki loss of $ 25,000,000, respectively.

    In addition, industry analysts pointed out that the earthquake, or will further promote the appreciation of the yen and the yen would be Toyota, Nissan and Honda and other Japanese car manufacturers have a huge impact, they account for local vehicle production output 22% ~ 38%.

    Part of the plant gradually resume production in Japan

    Terms of Dongfeng Nissan, said parts are still able to rely on inventory to maintain normal production, but because of its high-end models of engines, transmissions and other core components is almost entirely from local suppliers in Japan, so its supply of spare parts more urgent needs. Currently the company has launched emergency response mechanism, and Nissan headquarters to maintain regular communication.

    Nissan headquarters to Dongfeng Nissan also promised to give priority in the supply of spare parts after the resumption of the supply to meet the Chinese market. But part of Nissan suppliers severe damage, while the electricity supply in Japan is relatively tight, Nissan's future production may be affected. Prior to sources, if the end of this month, Nissan has not yet re-production factory in Japan, then, Nissan will face a shutdown.

    Zhengzhou Nissan side said that at present the logistics point of view from the floor, within one and a half of each model will not affect the production needs of Zhengzhou Nissan.