Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2011 /WNCNews/ – Tsunami waves at the port of Hitachi, Irabaki Prefecture in the Kanto region, Honsu Island, Japan had been swept at least 1300 units of Infiniti (Nissan’s premium), plus other Nissan products, which accounted for 2300 units. As reported by autonews (March 11, 2011), all the cars were ready to be distributed to dealers in Japan and exported to North America.
From photo shows thousands of cars were swept away like a toy and some look burnt. Nissan said the damage occurred in some Infiniti, including M sedan, EX, FX crossover and 307Z sports car. All Infiniti models are produced at the factory near Tochigi Prefecture, Utsunomiya.
The tsunami also destroyed other Nissan facilities in Miyagi Prefecture which was assembling 1,000 units of vehicles to supply the local dealer (Japan). This tsunami disaster also crippled mass transit system causing 1500 factory workers of the Nissan were displaced. All the workers were forced to stay overnight and then returned the next day after the subway back in operation.
“Essentially we glad none of the injured employee. About cars, we can still produce again,” said Andy Palmer, Nissan’s Executive Vice President.
Nissan added that they will temporarily stop production at five factories until Monday (March 14, 2011) throughout Japan, including Kyushu which is far from the disaster area. New principals decided the next step on on Tuesday after calculating the loss to be borne by the company
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