Honda And Toyota Extend Length Of Japanese Plant Closures

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. extended factory shutdowns through this weekend, while smaller Japanese automakers resumed limited production following the country's March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Toyota and Honda, which together account for the bulk of the closed assembly plants, said today that parts shortages would keep their factories closed longer than previously forecast.

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Joe_Limon - 3/22/2011 11:47:42 AM

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Excellent plan, decrease the supply, which will allow a higher premium, and collect insurance to make up the difference on the fewer vehicles being sold.

Agent009 - 3/22/2011 12:37:03 PM

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They can open the plants but can they actually ship them out via rail? That might be an issue all unto itself.

toolatetorace - 4/1/2011 12:23:25 PM

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With all the radiation floating around , who knows when thing will be back to normal