REUTERS
January 7, 2024 at 11:25 JST
The Toyota logo is seen last Sept. 13 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. (AP Photo)
Toyota Motor Co. said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Jan. 8 but, given the impact of the New Year’s Day earthquake, would decide separately about operations from Jan. 15.
As aftershocks are continuing from the magnitude-7.6 quake that ravaged Japan’s western coast and many of its suppliers and their affiliates are in affected areas, Toyota said in a statement Jan. 7 it would use parts in stock outside those areas.
Toyota President Koji Sato said the company was trying to come to grips with the supply chain situation after suppliers Aisin and Sumitomo Electric suffered damage from the temblor.
As of Jan. 5, some 80 percent of 200 companies with plants in the quake-hit areas had resumed production or would resume soon, industry minister Ken Saito said.
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