Good news from Bangkok yesterday when Toyota was able to announce that production at Toyota’s three Thailand-based automobile assembly plants will run normally from May 23, because the production of auto parts has resumed in Japan That’s according to an executive of Toyota Motors Thailand.
The massive disruptions in March caused by the earthquake and tsunami shut down production in Japan forcing Toyota’s plants in Thailand to cut production from April 25th because parts were not arriving from Japan.
Toyata Motors Thailand assistant general manager Wutthikorn Suriyachantananon announced on Thursday that auto parts production is ahead of schedule in Japan and that means resumption of shipments to Thailand. Toyota auto assembly plants in Thailand will now be able to run at their full capacity later in May.
In advance of the resumed production opportunity was taken for training and other activities to help prepare for the restart. And customers will be able to take delivery earlier than first thought. Good news indeed.
And it is good to know that Thailand can help the Japanese people by providing means to generate electricity.
It has been two months since the devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Japanese nation, and those affected are in need of electricity.Thailand has stepped up to the plate and is allowing Japan to borrow diesel generators for up to 5 years, which is what TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co) requested of Thailand.
As can be seen in the image, (EGAT) Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand officials are removing a diesel electric generator at Nong Jok power plant in Bangkok, Thailand. This image was captured on April 27, 2011.
May 9 saw these 1,027 ton, 122-megawatts producing generators shipping to Japan from the Laem Chabang port in Thailand, and are scheduled to arrive in Japan not too long after, about ten days or so. Shipping is being taken care of by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries CO. and Mitsubishi CO. Thailand.
Borrowing generators for 3-5 years? Let hope the Japanese nation can get on its feet a lot sooner than that. An industrious and deserving nation deserves to get back on its feet, and the Japanese nation will.
