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Old 10-21-2008, 02:57 AM
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Nissan cut Infiniti production by 28k

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081021/as_ja...n_us.html?.v=2

Japan's third-biggest automaker will slash output by 28,000 units, mostly Infiniti luxury models, at its factory in Tochigi, north of Tokyo, Nissan spokeswoman Ikue Matsuura said. The production cut would last five months starting from November, she said.
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Hm less Gs on the road.
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Old 10-21-2008, 10:16 AM
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Serves them right for refusing me!

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Originally Posted by ucla bruin
Hm less Gs on the road.
How do you know this? The Tochigi plant produces the FM platform vehicles, including the FX, EX, M and Nissan Z's, in addition to G's. EX sales are down, so it makes sense to reduce production. The FX is new, so production is reduced until the new model is producable error-free, and FX sales are down. The M will be redesigned next year, so a production reduction will allow more efficient production of the redesigned M. The Z coupe is new and production is slowed to make sure the new car's quality is equal to the old. Some of the reduction is attributed to the world recession, plus these vehicles are not exactly fuel efficient in a time of high gas prices. But, part is normal, dealing with model production changes. And, the bread and butter car is the G (sedan and coupe), so you may not see fewer G's on the road.
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I'm pretty sure most model cutback would be the non-practical and gas guzzlers like coupes and SUV's. So we may see less G37c's on the road.
Old 10-21-2008, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ucla bruin
Hm less White Gs on the road.
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Old 10-21-2008, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by notalk
How do you know this? The Tochigi plant produces the FM platform vehicles, including the FX, EX, M and Nissan Z's, in addition to G's. EX sales are down, so it makes sense to reduce production. The FX is new, so production is reduced until the new model is producable error-free, and FX sales are down. The M will be redesigned next year, so a production reduction will allow more efficient production of the redesigned M. The Z coupe is new and production is slowed to make sure the new car's quality is equal to the old. Some of the reduction is attributed to the world recession, plus these vehicles are not exactly fuel efficient in a time of high gas prices. But, part is normal, dealing with model production changes. And, the bread and butter car is the G (sedan and coupe), so you may not see fewer G's on the road.
Of the models that are out right now, I'd guess they'd be cutting coupes (which was what I had in mind when I said less Gs on the road) and SUVs......
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Originally Posted by ucla bruin
Of the models that are out right now, I'd guess they'd be cutting coupes (which was what I had in mind when I said less Gs on the road) and SUVs......
I think I understood that. My point was that you, and myk1013, seem to jump to the conclusion that coupe sales are depressed and coupe manufacturing will be cut back. However, there doesn't seem to be any factual basis for your assumptions, and the conclusion you two jumped to may, in fact, not be correct.
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Right, but I don't think we said anything about any decrease in sales. We just speculated that there may be less Gs on the road since Gs might very well be part of the cutback. Anyway, I wish more detailed were released like how many vehicle from which model and why, but I'm sure that won't happen
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