Fire at Mazda Ujina plant 1

[wongpres]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7107431

Ujina 1 & 2 both shut-down as of now.

Edit: Latest Reuters update, Ujina 2 back up - it produces the Demio/Mazda2 only - http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7108343

[Super Matty P]

I bet this was the doing of Toyota or Honda ninjas.

the plants affected (that will affect us) are the Miata, RX8 and MPV....man, at least they didn't et the 3 and 6 plants. Their having trouble meeting demand as it is.

[pdhaudio83]

dang. t3h suck. hopefully wont hurt mazda TOO much

[pdhaudio83]

mazdas plant there is HUGE.

[Super Matty P]

did they say Nissan was japan's #2 auto maker?? I figure toyota, honda, mazda, nissan, suzuki, and a few others are in the running...how does mazda rank? I know their sales are WAY up thanks to the 6,3, and 8.

[wongpres]

First assessment I've heard isn't good - possibly 3-4 month shut-down of Ujina 1 (a few hours ago I saw a picture of the fire and it didn't look good either). However, this initial report isn't from Mazda and not official by any means.

If the plant is down for a while, Mazda2/Demio production at Ujina 2 will be upped significantly (because the plant makes that model anyways and has lots of capacity). RX-8, MPV, Miata, and Verisa (JDM model) would all stop though.

Edit: Just to demonstrate that all this info is still VERY new and not official, other reports say Ujina 1 will be back Jan 6 (after Dec24-Jan5 holidays)

[boostisgood]

YaY. Less Ford infected Junk on the road J/K

[Mikey444]

YaY. Less Ford infected Junk on the road J/K
(rlaugh)