All of us at Strategy Analytics would like to express our heartfelt condolences to everyone who has been affected by the earthquake which hit Japan on Friday.  The images are shocking and the destruction unimaginable.  

On a global scale, quantifying the impact of the earthquake is far from a priority right now.  However, a number of our clients have been asking what information we have, and so the following links collate some of the available data at the moment on how the earthquake has impacted the automotive industry.

Renesas: http://www.renesas.eu/press/notices/notice20110315.html

Toshiba: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_03/pr1401.htm

Fujitsu: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2011/20110314-01.html

Toyota: http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/announcement/110312_3.html

Honda: http://world.honda.com/news/2011/c110314Earthquake-Northeastern-Japan/index.html

Nissan: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2011/_STORY/110314-01-e.html

Mitsubishi: http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/publish/pressrelease_en/corporate/2011/news/detailb315.html

Suzuki: http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2011/0314.html

Mazda: http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2011/201103/110315a.pdf