Japanese car making giant Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in its home country due to a glitch in its production system.
The move is likely to bring domestic output of the world’s biggest car maker by sales to a standstill.
The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components.
The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components.
On Tuesday morning, Toyota suspended operations at 12 of its 14 assembly plants in Japan.
Later in the day a spokesperson said production at all 14 facilities would be suspended.
The company has not yet said when it plans to restart the operations or how much production is expected to be lost due to the stoppage.
In total, the 14 plants are estimated to account for around a third of Toyota’s global production.
The suspension comes as Toyota’s production in Japan had been recovering after a series of issues.
Japanese car making giant Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in its home country due to a glitch in its production system.
The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components.
The move is likely to bring domestic output of the world’s biggest car maker by sales to a standstill.
On Tuesday morning, Toyota suspended operations at 12 of its 14 assembly plants in Japan.
The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components.
The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components.
On Tuesday morning, Toyota suspended operations at 12 of its 14 assembly plants in Japan.
Later in the day a spokesperson said production at all 14 facilities would be suspended.
The company has not yet said when it plans to restart the operations or how much production is expected to be lost due to the stoppage.
In total, the 14 plants are estimated to account for around a third of Toyota’s global production.
The suspension comes as Toyota’s production in Japan had been recovering after a series of issues.
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