Japan's Toyota Halts Factory Again After Two Months Due to Supplier Factory Accident Impact

Vehicle Parts Supply Disruption... Decision on Restart Scheduled for Afternoon

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation has suspended operations at some of its factories due to difficulties in procuring parts following an explosion at a parts supplier's plant, Jiji Press and other outlets reported on the 17th.

According to reports, the incident occurred when a parts drying furnace exploded at a vehicle spring manufacturer’s plant located in Aichi Prefecture the previous day. The disruption in parts supply caused six Toyota factories and ten production lines within Japan, including subsidiaries, to halt operations.

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On the day of the accident, some production lines at Toyota City’s Yoshiwara plant, Mie Prefecture plant, and Aichi Prefecture plant, which manufacture the sport utility vehicle (SUV) "Land Cruiser," were suspended. Subsequently, from the morning of the following day, production also stopped at Toyota City’s Takaoka plant and Nagakusa plant, which produce the "RAV4."

Toyota is expected to make a decision regarding the operation status of each factory after the 18th.

This is the first time in just two months that Toyota has experienced factory shutdowns due to parts procurement issues. In August, Toyota halted operations at all 14 of its factories in Japan for about two days due to problems with its internal system that manages parts ordering.

Additionally, in March of last year, all factories in Japan temporarily ceased operations after a parts production supplier was hit by a cyberattack.

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