Isuzu Resumes Truck Production in Japan

Isuzu Motors Ltd. said it resumed truck production at its Fujisawa, Japan, plant Tuesday after being idled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in that country.

The Fujisawa plant, which opened in 1962, makes N-Series trucks, diesel engines and components for the North American market, as well as commercial vehicles and parts for markets worldwide.

Production at Fujisawa will build gradually to normal levels because parts supply and the availability of electricity remain inconsistent, and Isuzu Commercial Truck of America said the company will announce a timetable for a return to full production at a later date.

“We know our dealers and our customers understand that it will take some time before normal vehicle distribution schedules resume, and we appreciate their patience as production resumes,” Shaun C. Skinner, executive vice president and general manager of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, said in a statement.