OREANDA-NEWS. March 21, 2011. Heavy earthquake disrupted production of top three automobile manufacturers in Japan. Top Three Japanese automobile manufacturers of Dongfeng Nissan, Honda, and Toyota in Guangzhou were negatively influenced to different degree. Baosteel timely started south China automotive steel shortage emergency scheme to fully support stable production of the three manufacturers, reported the press-centre of Baosteel.

The three Japanese automobile manufacturers currently import steel plates and key spare parts from Japan. Earthquake stricken Miyagi-ken is one of important manufacture bases and spare parts assembling centers of Toyota; Saitama-ken has three factories of Honda, crankshafts and gearboxes manufacturing factory; Nissan owns assembling plant and engine manufacturing plant in Fukuoka-ken and Fukushima-ken. On March 11th, heavy earthquake devastated automobile and core spare part manufacturing enterprises in these regions. Besides, steel plants of JFE, Sumitomo Metals and Nippon Steel Kimitsu, etc. stopped or reduced production.

Baosteel International timely arranged Southern Company to focus on the impacts of heavy earthquake on three Japanese automobile manufacturers in Guangzhou. Southern Company and Baosteel Co., Ltd. automotive plate department jointly formed emergence team to contact with chief purchasing department personnel and outlined emergency scheme.

On March 13th, to cope with possible supply shortage of blockaded import, safeguard stable production, Baosteel firmly stated it would actively start up automotive steel domestic production scheme together with three manufacturers in Guangzhou after top three automobile manufacturers in Japan announced to fully terminate production.