Japan's earthquake and tsunami halts Nissan Leaf production; other automakers also affected

Toyota, Honda and Mazda have all joined Nissan in turning production off in 22 assembly plants for now, to keep workers safe and because of the general impacts of the tragedy. How this will specifically impact cars like the Prius and the new Prius V is unclear. Insurance analysts are estimating that the earthquake and resulting tsunami might end up costing the global industry up to $10 billion.

Source: Autoblog Green