Mitsubishi Motors operated all three plants in Japan - Okazaki, Mizushima and Pajero Manufacturing Company (PMC) on Monday 28 March and all three will run again on Tuesday.
Mitsubishi Motors China has announced that it is opening a new management company in Shanghai to help improve its position in China.
Mitsubishi Motors operated both its Okazaki and Pajero Manufacturing Company (PMC) plants on Friday 25 March and said today it would now operate both PMC and Mizushima tomorrow, Saturday 26 March, with Okazaki production suspended.
Post-earthquake/tsunami effects on automakers and OEM suppliers continued in Japan on Tuesday with Toyota and Honda extending their production suspensions until at least Sunday, and Mitsubishi uncertain beyond 25 March while OEM infotainment supplier Sony, which has five suspended or output-restricted factories, reportedly is considering shifting some production overseas.
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture had sparked new concern on Tuesday and more water was needed to cool it down, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported that smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at the 'quake-crippled nuclear Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday (21 March 2011), suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Mitsubishi Motor Corporation's three car assembly factories in Japan will suspend production tomorrow (19 March) for the first time since the 15th though the automaker said production of parts and knocked-down assembly kits will continue as normal.
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Though Japanese military helicopters have been dumping water on an overheating nuclear plant on Thursday, the United States has expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the country, and there are increasingly gloomy predictions of the longer-term effects of the 'quake on Japanese automakers' operations overseas, at least Mitsubishi plans to build cars in three plants on day shift Friday.
Though Japanese military helicopters have been dumping water on an overheating nuclear plant on Thursday, the United States has expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the country, and there are increasingly gloomy predictions of the longer-term effects of the 'quake on Japanese automakers' operations overseas, at least Mitsubishi plans to build cars in three plants on day shift Friday.
Though Japanese military helicopters have been dumping water on an overheating nuclear plant on Thursday, the United States has expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and said it was sending aircraft to help Americans leave the country, and there are increasingly gloomy predictions of the longer-term effects of the 'quake on Japanese automakers' operations overseas, at least Mitsubishi plans to build cars in three plants on day shift Friday.
Mitsubishi Motors plans to run its three car factories in Japan on day shift only on Friday, 18 March and will supply Triton pickup trucks and i-MiEV to help earthquake relief efforts.
Mitsubishi Motors has donated JPY30m (US$367m) "for earthquake victims" in Japan.
Mazda and Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. have extended production shutdowns in Japan through Sunday following parts shortages triggered by the country's devastating earthquake, while Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki assembly plants in Japan sustained no major damage from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country's eastern coast early today.
Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have announced two executive management appointments for the joint venture that will manage the product planning and engineering of mini cars for the Japanese domestic market.
Mitsubishi Motors said it will supply over 500 i-MiEV electric vehicles to the Estonian government, its biggest order to date for the vehicle.
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