Japan’s auto production and exports suffered record drops of more than 60 percent each in April following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, an industry group said Tuesday.
The damage to the sector has extended beyond Japan’s borders, mainly due to supply chain disruptions — Toyota and Honda reported last Friday that they saw global production halved in April.
Honda, which was forced to temporarily suspend all production at its Japanese sites, said Friday that domestic sales were down 46.3 percent on year while exports dropped 76.2 percent.