Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. have announced that they will lower their sales forecasts for FY2020 due to the impact of the global semiconductor shortage.
Nissan "Sales forecast reduced by 150,000 units"
Of these, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will reduce its sales forecast for FY2020 by 150,000 units.
On the 9th, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. reviewed its sales plan for fiscal 2020 by March, and reduced the sales volume of the entire group to 4,015,000 units, which is 150,000 units from the previous plan.
The company claims that the global shortage of semiconductors has made it difficult to meet demand, in addition to the re-expansion of the new coronavirus infection.
Regarding the shortage of semiconductors, SUBARU and Mazda are also taking steps to reduce production to reduce production more than planned, and the impact is spreading among automobile manufacturers.
On the other hand, Nissan has revised its final profit and loss forecast for fiscal 2020 from a deficit of 615 billion yen to a deficit of 530 billion yen, assuming that cost reductions are progressing more than expected.
Nissan President Makoto Uchida, who had an online press conference, said, "We will focus on minimizing the impact of semiconductor shortages. Although the impact of the new coronavirus is severe for the time being, we will make a profit by reducing costs and launching new vehicles. I want to be able to put it out. "
Honda “Sales forecast reduced by 100,000 units”
Honda also announced that it will lower its sales forecast for fiscal 2020 by 100,000 units in response to the global semiconductor shortage.
Honda announced on the 9th that it will review the sales plan for fiscal 2020 by March and reduce the sales volume of the entire group by 100,000 units to 4.5 million units.
Due to the global shortage of semiconductors, there are not enough parts for the mainstay compact cars and mini vehicles, and as a result of production cuts since last month, the number of units sold has also decreased.
However, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the cost of the new car announcement event is less than usual and the cost of research and development is also suppressed, so the final profit in 2020 is revised upward to 465 billion yen, which is 75 billion yen more than before. Did.
Seiji Kuraishi, vice president of the company, said at a press conference online, "The impact has been mitigated due to the increase in production of semiconductor manufacturers, and it is expected to be resolved in the first half. Based on this situation, how to hold inventory I would also like to consider a review. "