Japan Tsunami Destroys Thousands of Infiniti Cars
The tsunami that ripped across parts of Japan last week also destroyed over 1300 Infiniti models at the Port of Hitachi.
Well over 2300 Nissan and Infiniti models were parked at the port, awaiting delivery to the United States. The tide rushed in, crashing and piling up cars, including nearly 1,300 Infiniti M, EX and FX vehicles.
Other portions of the port caught on fire. Some of the vehicles caught in these flames were so badly burned that they were unidentifiable. To add to this disaster, over 1000 Nissan and Infiniti employees were trapped overnight at the facility, after the 8.9 magnitude, 7.2 mag aftershock, and destructive tsunami wave crashed in on that region of Japan last Friday.
Luckily, no one was killed at the Nissan plant, with only minor injuries reported. Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer added that, “Bottom line — we are happy no one is hurt. We can build new cars.”
Source: Auto News
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