Toyota Motor has been suspending line operations at some factories until the 24th due to delays in parts procurement due to the effects of the earthquakes that observed seismic intensity 6 upper in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, but from the 25th. All factories will be restarted.
Toyota Motor Corp. has 14 lines of up to 9 factories, including group companies, because its suppliers were damaged by the earthquake that observed a seismic intensity of 6 upper in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures on the 13th of this month, and parts procurement was delayed. The operation has stopped.
After that, depending on the procurement status of parts, the operation was resumed in sequence, but the Takaoka Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture and the Fujimatsu Plant in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, which had been suspended until the 24th, etc. , Five lines of four factories will also resume operation from the 25th.
As a result, all factories that were shut down due to the earthquake will be restarted, but the maximum suspension period is seven days, and Toyota says that it affected the production of 31,000 units.
Toyota will continue to consider adjusting the operating hours of the plant according to the procurement status of parts.