Yokohama, Japan - March 30, 2011 - We at
Nissan express our deepest condolences to the victims of the
earthquake, and extend our deepest sympathy to those individuals and
families still suffering from the disaster. Nissan is committed to
making all efforts to support the restoration of the areas impacted by
the earthquake, with sincere hopes that relief and recovery progresses
as quickly as possible.
The following is an update to previous reports regarding the impact of
the recent earthquake on Nissan and the facilities of our affiliated
companies.
As a result of corporate-wide restoration activities, Nissan is now
capable of resuming normal operations at all of our Japanese plants
except for the Iwaki Engine Plant. We are aiming to resume normal
operations at these facilities from mid-April.
Currently, we have been in production using remaining inventory of
supplies. Yet going forward, we will start receiving parts from our
suppliers and resume normal operations. However, as the delivery of
parts will still take time to be fully reestablished, operation levels
will still be limited, depending on the delivery status from suppliers.
Nissan will continue to provide necessary support to our suppliers to
ensure their swift restoration to normal levels.
Oppama Plant, Tochigi Plant, Kyushu Plant, Nissan Shatai, Nissan Shatai
Kyushu: Vehicle production will be suspended between
Monday, April 4 and Friday, April 8.
Yokohama Plant and the casting and axle production departments at the
Tochigi Plant: Production will continue during the week
of April 4, manufacturing the necessary powertrain units for the
aforementioned vehicle plants that are now planned to resume production
in mid-April.
Iwaki Plant
:Partial operation is planned to resume in mid-April. Complete
reparation of facilities is targeted for the end of April.
Production of parts for overseas manufacturing and repair parts will
continue after April 4.
The impact to our production since the earthquake until the end of March is estimated at 55,000 units against original production targets.