After Toyota, Honda and Nissan announced they are actually suspending manufacturing in Japan as being a final result of Friday's earthquake, Channel two action information examined with a handful of metro area auto retailers to uncover out about their new auto supplies.
Consumer investigator Jim Strickland found out the state's top-volume Toyota dealer offered outdoors of one well-known model.
Toyota shopping mall of Georgia offered its final Prius around the weekend. They started the weekend with seven. The hybrid is created only in Japan, together while using dealership's subsequent batch obtained out just before the earthquake struck.
"Everything we've arriving in need to strike by way of the complete while using month. 8 to 10 units, as well as we've an additional allocation arriving in mid-April. All individuals are presently shipped and need being hitting the ground," explained essential Manager Jeff Sawyer.
Sawyer explained one-third while using Prius designs arriving in will probably presently be spoken for, however the store goes on to consider on orders, even without the vehicles in stock.
"Ever pondering about the quake, it is tougher to uncover the scaled-down cars. at any time you are trying to find around the lots, they are acquiring purchased up. you'd probably prefer to obtain out right here just before everyone else does," explained auto purchaser Debra Kleinheind. She was looking for in a Toyota Yaris, which could be also created only in Japan.
Industry resources explained only twelve percent of Hondas, 23 percent of Toyotas and 27 percent of Nissans stocked within the U.S. genuinely seem from Japan.
Sixty percent of Lexuses are created there, but dealer Hugh Robb sees no immediate offer concerns.
"There's several vehicles within the pipeline, and also, our largest offering auto could be the RX, that is definitely made in North America," explained Robb, the essential manager of Hennessy Lexus in Duluth.
Atlanta Toyota stocked up on Japanese-made designs even just before the quake hit. The dealership offered 6 Priuses around the weekend and nonetheless carries a dozen regarding the ground.
"We seemed at our supply in the starting of final thirty days and chose to consider on additional vehicles while using miles-per-gallon, just such as the Priuses and Corollas.
Sources have informed Strickland that U.S. vegetation producing Japanese vehicles have satisfactory assembly elements to final about three months.
Toyota could be also chopping overtime at U.S. factories to make the available elements final longer.
Spokesman Mike Gross confirmed if you will uncover being any shortages within the U.S., the Prius will probably be the preliminary product affected.
Consumer investigator Jim Strickland found out the state's top-volume Toyota dealer offered outdoors of one well-known model.
Toyota shopping mall of Georgia offered its final Prius around the weekend. They started the weekend with seven. The hybrid is created only in Japan, together while using dealership's subsequent batch obtained out just before the earthquake struck.
"Everything we've arriving in need to strike by way of the complete while using month. 8 to 10 units, as well as we've an additional allocation arriving in mid-April. All individuals are presently shipped and need being hitting the ground," explained essential Manager Jeff Sawyer.
Sawyer explained one-third while using Prius designs arriving in will probably presently be spoken for, however the store goes on to consider on orders, even without the vehicles in stock.
"Ever pondering about the quake, it is tougher to uncover the scaled-down cars. at any time you are trying to find around the lots, they are acquiring purchased up. you'd probably prefer to obtain out right here just before everyone else does," explained auto purchaser Debra Kleinheind. She was looking for in a Toyota Yaris, which could be also created only in Japan.
Industry resources explained only twelve percent of Hondas, 23 percent of Toyotas and 27 percent of Nissans stocked within the U.S. genuinely seem from Japan.
Sixty percent of Lexuses are created there, but dealer Hugh Robb sees no immediate offer concerns.
"There's several vehicles within the pipeline, and also, our largest offering auto could be the RX, that is definitely made in North America," explained Robb, the essential manager of Hennessy Lexus in Duluth.
Atlanta Toyota stocked up on Japanese-made designs even just before the quake hit. The dealership offered 6 Priuses around the weekend and nonetheless carries a dozen regarding the ground.
"We seemed at our supply in the starting of final thirty days and chose to consider on additional vehicles while using miles-per-gallon, just such as the Priuses and Corollas.
Sources have informed Strickland that U.S. vegetation producing Japanese vehicles have satisfactory assembly elements to final about three months.
Toyota could be also chopping overtime at U.S. factories to make the available elements final longer.
Spokesman Mike Gross confirmed if you will uncover being any shortages within the U.S., the Prius will probably be the preliminary product affected.
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