Impact of Japan’s Quake on Transportation, Auto Manufacturers

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Toyota, Volvo Trucks, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru plants in the north have shut down. Mazda, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi were spared though suppliers could be affected.

A death was reported at a Honda R&D facility.

Affected vehicles may include, but are not limited to the Toyota Yaris, Scion XB, Scion XD, Honda Fit, Honda Accord, and some Acuras. Fires suspended production of the Infiniti M and Nissan GTR.

Details in the link:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110311/OEM/110319992/1117

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Images from around the web:

Flights to Tokyo’s Narita airport were diverted.
Power outages shut down Sendai Airport in Miyagi, turning it into an island:
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Flooded cars parked at Sendai Airport:
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Train passengers walking toward Shiodome Station in Tokyo:
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A collapsed bus stop in Miyagi:
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Cars ready to be loaded on ships for export parked in Hitachinaka City:
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Vehicles crushed by a collapsed road at a parking lot in Yabuki:
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Below: Fishing boats and a van at Onahama Port
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A sidewalk and parking lot shifted upward:
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Cars swept by the tsunami:
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The disaster’s impact on Japan’s economy, the third-largest in the world, drove crude oil prices down to $100/barrel, providing modest relief after weeks of unrest in the middle east.

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110311/OEM/110319992/1117

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