Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, said that it would be difficult to procure parts from Vietnam due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Combined with the monthly announcement, the production cut was about 50,000 units.
Daihatsu announced in August that it will cut production by about 40,000 units by setting a day to suspend operations at four domestic plants because it is difficult to procure parts from Vietnam and Malaysia due to the spread of infection in Southeast Asia. Was there.
However, since it has been difficult to procure parts from Vietnam since then, the company has added 8 days at the head office factory in Osaka and 6 days at the factory in Nakatsu city, Oita prefecture, out of the four factories. It has announced that it will shut down operations and reduce production by about 10,000 units.
Combined with the announcement in August, the production cut will be about 50,000 units.
This is about one-third of the number produced in August and September last year, and the company says that in some cases the delivery time may be extended.
Daihatsu says, "We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers. We will do our best to recover as soon as possible, such as by considering alternative production."