The economic impact of the tsunami in Japan - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

ralphie250 · 04-07-2011, 06:45 AM

I work at a ford dealer and i was informed today that some of the parts and paint colors are made in japan. ie.. black, and some color reds. they told me that some of the mass air flow sensors are made next to the neuclear plant and ford is building cars and pushing them outside until the sensors can be produced. wondering how many of you this is effecting

Baraka_Guru · 04-07-2011, 06:51 AM

The fallout of the disaster is having a significant impact on local production here in Ontario. The provincial economy is largely driven by auto manufacturing.

Japan disaster rocks Ontario production | Wheels.ca
Honda cancels overtime shift at Ontario plant - The Globe and Mail
Chrysler cancels overtime in Brampton - thestar.com

ralphie250 · 04-07-2011, 08:15 AM

i would hate to have a toyota prius. cause those are the only yotas that are all made in japan

ASU2003 · 04-07-2011, 09:42 PM

I'm sure that they will be made somewhere else once they can move the factory. Or they will just outsource the part production.

Cynthetiq · 04-08-2011, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ASU2003

I'm sure that they will be made somewhere else once they can move the factory. Or they will just outsource the part production.

All those things take time, which means that scarcity of parts will happen driving prices up in the short term. An outsourced production facility will take time to ramp up production which also takes time.

In the short term, there is a good impact financially to the consumer.

ralphie250 · 04-08-2011, 07:41 AM

now after another quake, i think it makes it all worse.

Remixer · 06-28-2011, 08:55 PM

One of our Japanese manufacturers had a production standstill for a month and was heavily rationing the amount of products each distributor could sell. Business being the way it is we had no choice but to search for an alternative manufacturer and supply them to our customers instead.

The end result: same quality product at a somewhat higher price.

04-07-2011, 06:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	The fallout of the disaster is having a significant impact on local production here in Ontario. The provincial economy is largely driven by auto manufacturing. Japan disaster rocks Ontario production \| Wheels.ca Honda cancels overtime shift at Ontario plant - The Globe and Mail Chrysler cancels overtime in Brampton - thestar.com __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

04-07-2011, 09:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	I'm sure that they will be made somewhere else once they can move the factory. Or they will just outsource the part production.

06-28-2011, 08:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Remixer Upright	One of our Japanese manufacturers had a production standstill for a month and was heavily rationing the amount of products each distributor could sell. Business being the way it is we had no choice but to search for an alternative manufacturer and supply them to our customers instead. The end result: same quality product at a somewhat higher price.