DETROIT - cars Japanese manufacturers will supply the largest U.S. last chain dealers this spring and summer because of the short month earthquake and tsunami.
AutoNation Inc. CEO Mike Jackson said Monday that his company expects disruptions in the operations that, to limit the availability of new vehicles in showrooms. He based his prediction on information from the automotive industry, he said.
More than half of AutoNation's new vehicle sales last year came from passenger cars and truck Japanese producers. About two-thirds of these vehicles were assembled in North America.
A March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged auto parts plants in the north-eastern Japan, cause bottlenecks most passenger car production in this nation, shut. The parts shortage affected the manufacturers outside the country. Just last week, Ford Motor Co., and Nissan Motor Co., said, part of this month because of bottlenecks would that few North American businesses are closed and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said his companies see interruptions.
Jackson said, it was difficult to predict the effect of the defect to AutoNation. The company has 243 new vehicle dealership franchise in 15 States.
Japan's car daily production of about 37,000 vehicles has fallen, Scotiabank senior says economist Carlos Gomes.
Nissan Americas includes five North American plants for several days this month because of the parts supply interruptions. It plans, later to compensate for the loss of production.
In Japan, Toyota Motor Corp., said last week that nine of his 15 works have included the production of vehicles or parts again in Japan. The rest remained closed for an indefinite period.
Honda Motor Co. is planning to restart his Sayama plant and Suzuka factory on 11 April. If these two works are auto assembly plants on line, all Honda's back in operation, but they bottlenecks are run with half of the normal rate because of the parts.
Jackson expects that by the end of this year recover the US car market to keep. AutoNation is to manage by deficits, he said.
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