Japanese automakers will rest to use less power;

After the earthquake in Japan power is limited due to power stations closing throughout the country and other issues. Models sold at Mercedes Dealership Maryland are not affected by the Japanese slowdowns and other logistical problems stemming from the earthquake, and neither are Mercedes Dealer PA models. Japanese automakers will work together to work on weekends instead of working on Thursday and Friday, two days which have peak power consumption. The switch is to reduce power usage on the grid, and models that are shipped to Volkswagen Dealer CA will not be affected by the switch in production.

The reduction of power consumption will begin during the first week of July and continue for three months until September. Factories throughout the country will ease the burden on the power grid as they return to functionality. There is a goal to reduce electric power use by 15 percent during the summer. The earthquake and tsunami knocked out 8 percent of the nation's ability to generate power. Honda and Nissan are restoring full operations after the earthquakeand the companies experienced a 57 percent decrease in vehicle production.

There is even less power in Japan after another nuclear power plant shut down due to fears of another tsunami. Defenses against another tsunami are being worked on in Japan and the power plant may return to operation after the defenses are restored. There is an 87 percent likelihood of another 8-magnitude earthquake to strike Japan within the next 30 years, a government study found. Chuba Electric is the name of the power plant that shut down which serves central Japan. Toyota operates factories in central Japan including 12 car and parts factories, and other automakers may be affected by the shutdown of the plant. Toyota previously announced that the company would have delays until the fall.