good news for those who are waiting for the Z

jginnane

In a few months, pre-disaster Nissans may command a premium over these (that were built/shipped after March 18th). I wouldn't want to profit on Japan's misfortune -- but also, I would not want to buy a car that was "only slightly radioactive".

In the intermediate term I expect Nissan and the other Japanese manufacturers to step up production in Taiwan (for domestic Japanese consumption) and look to develop even more international assembly locations. Toyota/Lexus got bit particularly hard by this disaster, by having high value-add components like ECUs manufactured exclusively in Japan.

In the longer term, depending on how the auto-buying market reacts, we may see the subsistence of the Nissan logo and re-emergence of the Renault brand -- which after all, is (with the French government) approximately a 50% part-owner of Nissan.

Cmike2780

You do know other forms of radiation occur naturally right? You also get a dose getting an X-ray or going thru airport security. I do fear most people will think as you do where they equate anything radioactive=death. I look at it this way.. Americans know what's healthy and what's not.... most just don't care. We have a tv show called man vs. food for God's sake. Do honestly thinks it's going to stop them from buying a car with very low levels of radiation, if any?

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Yes, because people by and large are stupid and believe whatever the media or their chosen source of fear-mongering tells them. Radiation is one of the things the typical sheep is terrified of.