Toyota and Mitsubishi stop production in Thailand at 18:54 on March 30 due to reduced demand for new vehicles
Due to the worldwide decline in demand for new vehicles due to the spread of the new coronavirus, even in Thailand, the largest producer in Southeast Asia, Toyota and Mitsubishi Motors will temporarily suspend factory production from next month The impact on Japanese manufacturers is further expanding.
According to the announcement, Toyota Motor will stop production at three plants in Thailand from July 7 to 17 next month. According to the company, measures are being taken to address the decline in demand for new vehicles in Thailand and export destinations due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Mitsubishi Motors also announced that it will halt production at three plants in Thailand from January 1 to mid and late next month.
In addition, in Thailand, Honda will stop producing cars at two plants for about one month from 27th of this month, and Mazda will also stop production at the factories for about 10 days from 30th.
Thailand is the largest producer in Southeast Asia, where Japanese automakers have production bases and are also export bases, but domestic new car sales fell 17% last month compared to the same month of the previous year. In addition, the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus have been spreading rapidly, with exports also stagnating.