JAPAN EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE CONTINUES TO HIT AUTO INDUSTRY <br/>
April 4th, 2011
BY GAVIN BLAIR
IN the Tohoku, or northeast, region of Japan hit by the triple disasters of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, auto manufacturers and their suppliers are working to get production back towards full capacity just-auto has been told. Today, (April 18) Nissan reopened its engine plant in the quake-hit city of Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, while Toyota has resumed production at all of its Japanese factories, including its two Tohoku-based subsidiaries in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures.
However, supply chain problems continue to affect the ...
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