Nissan has also suspended operations at factories throughout eastern Japan. Small fires broke out at two assembly plants, including the factory producing the Infiniti M sedan and GT-R sports car. They were quickly extinguished, the company said.
The automaker also evacuated employees from its technology center south of Tokyo after the power was cut off there. Nissan said plants would stay closed over the weekend. It will decide whether to resume production on Monday after assessing the quake damage.
