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This is already happening. My dad has a good relationship with the fleet sales manager at the local Ford dealer, who mentioned that the Japanese part content in the F-150 is going to lead to shortages and potential price increases. I don't believe this to be a sales tactic since this guy is about as straight a shooter as a car salesman can get.Jakeboy said:The ripple effect of the disaster will have far reaching results. The Japanese manufacture a ton of component parts for GM, Harley Davidson and thousands of other companies, both here in the US and abroad. Second sourcing some of these components would be a PITA (if even possible/feasable). Quality issues, costs and lead times would be a nightmare and the customer would end up with a lesser product and in the end, delivery times probably wouldn't be any better.
Delays are going to be common. Japan is a manufacturing powerhouse. This disaster, in one way or another, is going to affect just about everybody.
It seems we have only begun to feel the effects of this disaster.