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 Sat 12 Mar 11 08:12 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - ....
Following on from the thread in non-motoring, I read the following link which outlines the immediate impact on the motor industry (cars). There will obviously be the motorcycle and heavy plan industriesto consider too.

www.just-auto.com/news/3-effects-on-the-auto-industry_id109652.aspx?lk=dm
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 11:34 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - R.P.
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1128: Car manufacturer Toyota says it will suspend operations at all 12 of its factories in Japan on Monday while it confirms the safety of its employees. One of its subsidiaries, Central Motor Company, has a factory in Miyagi prefecture, near Sendai, which produces the Yaris model.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 12:08 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Chris S
They've got old airfields full of cars to keep us in supply until things get back to normal.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 12:40 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - ....
I don't believe Toyota will have airfields full of cars. Aren't they one of the biggest practitioners of JiT ? OK, not ALL of there cars are built in Japan but maybe a supplier is.
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 13:15 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Biggles aka B_i_G
Fields like these ...

tinyurl.com/69h5lc6
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 Sat 12 Mar 11 14:13 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Zero
Be careful of grey imports for a while.

The water smell and rust might be the worse of your problems if it glows in the dark as well!
Last edited by: Zero on Sat 12 Mar 11 at 14:14
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 Sun 13 Mar 11 20:57 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Boxsterboy
Could be wrong, but I think those burnt out cars are Infinitis (Datsuns with velvet).
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 Mon 14 Mar 11 19:44 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Robin O'Reliant
Good news for Ford and Vauxhall among others I should think.

(Good news in the contesxt of whats happened, of course).
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 Tue 15 Mar 11 21:02 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - Bellboy
spares may be an issue in coming months
all hail those that kept their vivas
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 Tue 15 Mar 11 21:43 
 Japan - effects on the motor trade - ....
>> Good news for Ford and Vauxhall among others I should think.
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>> (Good news in the contesxt of whats happened, of course).
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Not really, there are only two manufacturers I read who do not use Japanese manufactured components in their vehicles.
Denso is one supplier co. which I read had been badly affected.
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