Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi are also keen to join the car wars.

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When we look at Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Subaru, Mitsubishi and Mazda, how significantly will the Japanese crises affect production and the flow of the supply chain on domestic and other automakers?

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The area is also home to major operations of other car companies such as Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Suzuki, and Mitsubishi, it noted.

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