Thanks to the misfortune of the cargo ship Sun Rio, the automotive industry found that transporting cars from Japan to Russia, around Christmas and with temperatures close to minus twenty degrees centigrade, it’s not a good idea.
Upon arrival of the ship in Vladivostok, the scenario was spooky: dozens and dozens of cars were completely covered in ice, as well as the entire upper deck of the boat. The cars were all Japanese brands: Nissan primarily, as well as Mazda, Toyota and Honda. It is assumed that many, if not most, of these cars will not be salable except for the aftermarket. But what exactly happened to reduce them in this way?
The ship went through a very violent storm in the Sea of Japan, capable of covering cars for several inches of ice. Many of them found themselves with broken glass and interiors devastated by the action of wind and cold. Despite the weather warning being issued, the ship received the ok to leave, hoping to find better conditions, in order to avoid paying higher rates from 1 January 2022. The risk was taken in full, in the most literal sense. of the term. And therefore it has not at all yielded the desired results. In particular, the increase in tariffs on electric cars has led to several Nissan Leafs, now unserviceable, in the ice storm.
Seawater inside damaged cars will lead to premature rusting, while there will be no hope for several electrical components, all go out of order. In reality it is not at all abnormal, in Russian ports, to receive car deliveries in winter with lots of ice attached. Several workers have cut their teeth, for years, de-icing the cars from a thin layer of material before delivering them to unsuspecting customers. This time it went differently: too much ice, too many cameras, too much hype.
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