Comments on: Earthquake Threatens Hybrid Car Rebound

By: solomon

solomon — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:05:51 +0000

sorry 4 d loss

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:04:14 +0000

early reports that had its Miyagi factory sustaining major damage. The carmaker says it will provide an update today about possible timelines for reopening its domestic facilities.Best UK Hosting

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:51:51 +0000

From the Time article: "What's more, American car manufactures say they too are concerned. Many rely on Japanese companies for parts, and it's not clear when production and shipping will resume. [...]

Toyota says it's too early to tell whether it will face a shortage of Priuses. [...]

At the beginning of March, Toyota had a 32-day supply, or roughly 18,000, of new Priuses on hand in the U.S., according to Autodata. More Priuses were shipped to the U.S. before the earthquake hit, but it's not clear when Japan would be able to send more."

- However, I don't think buyers should panic,
- give it a few more months, things will settle down.

P.S. It is interesting to note that barely one year ago, the market shifted to trucks and SUVs, and some hybrids including Prius were selling close to or below invoice. What a change.

By: Yegor

Yegor — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:21:53 +0000

Japan Earthquake May Cause Prius Shortage

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2059444,00.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:34:12 +0000

News flash: General Motors has just announced they are going to idle their Louisiana plant because of the crisis in Japan has so many parts plants closed…
Yes your Chevy is a Japanese made vehicle too!

By: Old Man Crowder

Old Man Crowder — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:18:41 +0000

Well as long as they are in shelters, then I guess everything MUST be okay.

Go ahead and resume your daily life.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:41:07 +0000

Even if the plants in the affected area are in tact and functional, we have to remember that the workers of those plants also have to be in tact and functional. If they have lost their houses or family members it will take a while for them to mend. Remember that earthquakes of this magnitude affect both buildings and people.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:34:29 +0000

"Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people have no shelter, food, water or electricity and you're worried about your car."

I respectfully disagree with your characterization. There are survivors in shelters like community centres, and school gyms. They have food supplies and water, though very limited. Are their situation great? No. But are they living without shelter, food or water? Not exactly.
This is what happens when a country is facing a very severe natural disaster combined with a nuclear crisis.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:27:15 +0000

"... there is only 10,000 Prius in inventory all over USA, so if you are planning to buy 1, please rush in before gas prices increase."

I believe you, for one reason or the other, underestimated the inventory. Besides those already in dealers lot, there are cars at the port, in the pipeline enroute to dealers and aboard ships from Japan.

By: Old Man Crowder

Old Man Crowder — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:56:38 +0000

Is this REALLY a big worry? How many hybrid Toyotas and Hondas America will lose out on because half of Japan is under water, cities destroyed and the country facing a nuclear disaster??

Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people have no shelter, food, water or electricity and you're worried about your car.

The selfish American ego of "What's in it for me?" never ceases to amaze.