By TAKESHI NARABE/ Staff Writer
July 28, 2022 at 17:51 JST
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Takaoka plant suspended one of its assembly lines in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. (Eitaro Takeyama)
Toyota Motor Corp. paused production on one of its assembly lines at its Takaoka plant in Aichi Prefecture over two days due to a novel coronavirus outbreak among its employees.
The company said it halted nighttime work until July 27, a move expected to affect the production of around 650 vehicles, including its popular Corolla model.
This is the first time Toyota has shut down an assembly line at a domestic plant since January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The automaker is also reeling from disruptions in its supply chain.
Toyota also said it is suspending three assembly lines in two plants for up to three days through July 29. That is owing to a disruption in the supply of vehicle parts caused by torrential rain that struck mainly in the company's home prefecture of Aichi.
Around 4,000 units, including the Harrier and RAV4, will be affected, the automaker said.
But the problems are not limited to domestic plants amid the worldwide pandemic.
Production was also hindered at some overseas plants as they struggled to procure parts from local manufacturers as COVID-19 cases spread among workers there.
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