Japan car lobby group chief says coronavirus having big impact on sales, output

It will be interesting to see the coming month’s demand for new cars.I’d guess that people don’t flock to to car showrooms in recessions.

Lockdowns = no need for move.

Repair parts urgent need.

Time for some bailouts!

The car industry was already in a slump, not only because of the recession in Japan and globally.

The car manufacturers keep ignoring that what they produce now is crap. Compare any car build today with a car build before 1980-1985 and tell me, which one you want. 

I can not see the difference between any car models. Few, keep their identity, like Aston Martin, Ferrari but who can tell the difference ( without the logo's ) between a Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, Renault, Fiat and even, I am sorry to say, a Mercedes, Audi or BMW. 

I was a car freak,  I still own some pretty exceptional cars, but for now, only Aston Martin and Ferrari can move me. While I used to also like Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, BMW but the last 2 made their last nice cars over 20 years ago. Alfa made a great 8C and 4C but they don't know how to sell.

Disruption to the global supply chain is a major factor, Japanese manufacturers can't obtain parts from cheap suppliers in China and SE Asia, and local parts makers are unable to tool up and scale up in time.