After Honda & Toyota, Ford To Idle Units

It was first the Japanese automakers who were badly hit by a 9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that rocked the land of the rising sun in March this year. Now, the tremors are being felt by other car makers such as American automobile giant Ford Motors. According to news sources, the Ford Motor Company will halt production at its plants in Taiwan and China out of the 13 plants in Asia-Pacific region and 8 assembly plants in Australia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Philippines and China following acute shortage of car parts made in Japan.

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The automaker is also planning to stop production at its plant in South Africa. It is noteworthy that the earthquake and tsunami had badly hit the Japanese economy and several industrial units including the auto product makers incurred huge losses due to the quake. As per the official confirmation by Ford Motor officials to news agencies, the company will halt production at the above centers from this week as the Company is not getting enough supply of car parts necessary to carry on production.

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In order to compensate the halt, the Ford Motor Company hopefully would undergo maintenance at the sites and the halt is hoped not to be calculated as a loss of time. Reports are also coming in that the Ford Motor Company may also consider alternative sources of supply to carry on with the production in the mean time.

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Apart from supply shortage and cut in production, another concern in the Indian auto market is the probable effect on the proposed launch of the new Ford Fiesta Sedan. The Ford Fiesta Sedan was scheduled to be launched in the coming weeks. Car lovers in India were anxiously waiting for Ford Fiesta Sedan launch since it was revealed at a Delhi mall few weeks ago. The new Ford Fiesta Sedan is said to be a strong contender of Hyundai Verna RB which is also awaiting a launch.