Last month's domestic production by a major automaker fell sharply, with Honda and SUBARU dropping more than 30% below the same month last year due to a serious semiconductor shortage.
Some manufacturers were also affected by the earthquakes that observed seismic intensity 6 upper in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.
On the 30th, a major automobile manufacturer announced the number of cars produced in Japan and overseas last month.
Of these, domestic production of Honda was more than 47,000 units, a decrease of 33% compared to the same month of the previous year, and SUBARU was also a decrease of 34% to more than 38,000 units.
Both companies have been negative for the second straight month.
The main reason for all of these was that parts could not be procured sufficiently due to a global shortage of semiconductors and production adjustments were made. ..
In addition, Toyota Motor's domestic production was more than 244,000 units, a decrease of more than 7%.
In the case of Toyota, the main reason is that the procurement of parts was delayed due to the damage to the business partners caused by the earthquake last month when the seismic intensity of 6 upper was observed in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.
Since the beginning of this month, there have been concerns about further semiconductor shortages due to the fire at the main factory of Renesas Electronics, a major semiconductor manufacturer, and there are concerns about the impact on the production of automobile manufacturers.