Commercial vehicle maker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus will be producing trucks at its main plant in Kawasaki City for seven days this month due to the stagnation of parts supply from Southeast Asia, where the infection with the new coronavirus is rapidly expanding. I decided to stop.
According to the company, truck production at its main factory in Kawasaki City will be suspended for a total of 7 days from the 10th to the 27th of this month.
It is said that this is because the infection of the new coronavirus has spread rapidly in Southeast Asia, and the supply of parts from local business partners has been stagnant.
About 3,000 people are working at this factory, but it means that the production line that makes engines etc. will be in operation.
The global semiconductor shortage combined with the spread of infection in Southeast Asia is spreading the impact on the production of automobile manufacturers, and Toyota Motor will make a large-scale production cut of 360,000 units at home and abroad this month, as well as SUBARU and Daihatsu and Suzuki are also planning to suspend the operation of the plant this month.
There is concern that the impact will be prolonged while the outlook for the end of the infection is uncertain.