Toyota, Sony Disruptions May Last Weeks After Japan Earthquake
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Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp., two of Japan’s biggest manufacturers, are facing worst-case scenarios of long-term production shortfalls as scores of plants remain closed and workers are idled in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
“The current situation is still difficult,” Chisato Kitsukawa, a spokesman for Tokyo-based Sony, by phone yesterday. The company has shut eight plants in Miyagi, Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures, and workers are inspecting equipment and facilities, he said. Toyota has said it will keep 21 auto and components plants closed until March 22.