Toyota Motor Corp said it would extend stoppages at some factories in Japan as it runs short of components from plants in Southeast Asia where production has been disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns.
An employee of Toyota Motor Corp. works on the assembly line of Mirai fuel cell vehicle at the company's Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi prefecture, Japan May 17, 2018. Picture taken May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Katosaid it would extend stoppages at some factories in Japan as it runs short of components from plants in Southeast Asia where production has been disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Lost production from the latest haltswill now total about 14,000 vehicles in December,up from 9,000 units it flagged on Friday, Toyota said in an email. The cuts, which affect Lexus models and its Land Cruiser, come as the world's biggest automaker by production volume tries to make up for production lost to earlier supply-chain disruptions in Malaysia and Vietnam.
Toyota said it is sticking to an annual global production target announced in September of 9 million vehicles for the year to March 31.Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim and Tim Kelly in Tokyo; Editing by Matthew Lewis and Tom HogueSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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