Toyota announces more suspensions at 8 assembly lines due to quake

Would probably be a good way for Toyota to permanently shut down these lines.

Not a good sign for Toyota.

Michael Machida

Not sure why you got downvoted. You are correct. Toyota will face serious problems this decade. I expect 70% production drop by 2030.

When Japan was at its prime around 1990s-2000s, 8.0-9.0 Richter earthquakes won't shut down the country's electrical grid. There is a video clearly in Tokyo in the 2000s that people live normally during an extremely harsh earthquake as the lights and electrical functions are on.

However, Japan is being crushed by shortages due to ongoing Ukraine conflicts and weakening Yen. Japan can't afford the luxury of a rich nation anymore as inflation crushes all people of Japan alike. The LDP covers up their incompetence by using the earthquake. Energy is getting too expensive to buy!!

@TeslaInvestor,

Why do I suspect you have Tesla shares to sell?

When I see Tesla vehicles in the form of trucks, garbage collection vehicles, Amazon delivery vans, farm machinery, African desert-capable vehicles, etc., then I might think of buying a couple from you.

@albaleo

By the time you see Tesla vehicles everywhere, it's going to be too late for you to buy the stock. All of the gains will have been made and it'll trade like a mature company with little to no price appreciation with a bit of dividends.

If the stock market were as easy as buying companies that are already dominating everything, then everyone would be rich. Investing is never that easy. You're supposed to buy companies that have great potential of dominating everything and have great execution but haven't scaled massively yet.