Nissan plant opens on weekends to deal with power crunch

summary of such a long article : slight work-adjustment.

A factory making electric cars- on a changed work schedule, because of a lack of electricity...

What's wrong with this picture?

Day Light Savings time by 2 hours anyone?

some14someJul. 03, 2011 - 08:18AM JST

summary of such a long article : slight work-adjustment.

...a major lifestyle adjustment if you have kids going to school, and even bigger if you're a single parent or double-income parents.

Japanese automakers are trying to drive up production

In other words, they wan't to use MORE electricity right at the peak of an energy crisis. Isn't that selfish? Can't they wait til summer's over?

Why the focus on Nissan? Toyota and Honda are doing this as well. I can tell you personally it hasn't stopped overtime and guys dressing in reg suits.

In other words, they wan't to use MORE electricity right at the peak of an energy crisis. Isn't that selfish? Can't they wait til summer's over?

Not if they want to prevent a meltdown in the economic sector. Japanese cars are sold in the world around, and the process of making cars is probably one of the most heavily affected by the disaster, due to the intricate supply chain it revolves around. If they fail to meet demand, their losses will have a significant impact on the Japanese economy as a whole, pulling down many other companies that are involved in the making of automobiles. To slow down production is to jeopardise the economic health of the nation, not to mention the pockets of the shareholders.

"Why the focus on Nissan? Toyota and Honda are doing this as well."

tmarie: Yes, but this setsuden is also contingent on demand and Nissan has been on a roll lately against the competition of Honda and Toyota.

Saving energy is one of the best way to think and thank about our actual energy. This is because everyone will be conscious of what they can do to save it. The more people think, the better they act for next summer. If such a large company tries to rethink what they can do in this situation, they will face on future problems which will damage the company. Let's look at our setuden action and I hope it will also save our energy on this planet!

vinnyfav - your views might have been relevant in 1970, but not now. Japan's economy has evolved well beyond the postwar ethos of "export or die" vis a vis domestically manufactured goods. Domestic demand, services, and other components are much more important than before. Depriving the citizens and service industries power would wreak much more profound economic damage than depriving the automakers.