Japan earthquake/tsunami effect on automakers/suppliers thread

We have a bunch of threads talking about the effect on Toyota and/or Prius production and sometimes lumped in w/other automakers. How about we post interesting/insightful articles about this and/or discuss here?

A Rare Glimpse Into The Cracks In The Japanese Supply Base | The Truth About Cars links to a pretty insightful article Special Report: Disasters show flaws in just-in-time production | Reuters.

Japan Quake: Big Automakers Hit, Little Guys Spared (Except Subaru) | The Truth About Cars has a great map of where Japanese automakers have their vehicle assembly and parts plants. This surely doesn't include that of their suppliers.

Parts Paralysis Daily Digest: April 7 | The Truth About Cars is a couple days old but lists the effect on a bunch of automakers.

There's some really great stuff at http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/category/news-blog/japan/ and
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/category/news-blog/suppliers/ that I didn't start browsing through until tonight.

 

More stories related to the above.
Tsunami Hits Home: Fewer Cars, Higher Prices For Months To Come. Surprised? | The Truth About Cars
Japanese Parts Paralysis Reaches Australia. Toyota And Ford Cut Capacity | The Truth About Cars
Japanese Parts Paralysis Reaches Subaru Indiana | The Truth About Cars
Japanese Parts Paralysis Could Hit Renault, Supply Chain Chief Warns | The Truth About Cars

 

The Associated Press: Honda adds 2 weeks to factory slowdowns
Latest update from Honda: Honda Press Releases - Update # 12: Earthquake Impact on Honda Operations - April 15, 2011

 

Here's another story that gives some more context, focusing mainly on two small companies.
Japan's auto parts makers struggle after disaster - Yahoo! Finance

 

March Carnage In Japan | The Truth About Cars has a list of how much Japanese output plunged at each of the major Japanese automakers.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/04/parts-paralysis-hits-ford mentions some of their plants that have been affected.

 

Japanese Parts Paralysis: Worst Situation Since The War | The Truth About Cars

 

Honda to cut production of new Civic, other models - Yahoo! Finance

 

UPDATE 1-Japan's Renesas: chip supplies to recover by end-Oct | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Quake-hit paint plant reopens in Japan | Reuters - this is for glittery paint pigment