[Tokyo, 27th, Archyde.com]–Toyota Motor Corp. announced on the 27th that it will suspend some production due to delays in parts procurement due to heavy rain damage mainly in Aichi prefecture. The production of about 4000 units was affected, and it is highly possible that the global production plan for July will not be achieved.
The second line of the Takaoka Plant (Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture), which produces the “Harrier” and “RAV4” sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Nagakusa Plant of Toyota Industries, which also handles the “RAV4”, will be shut down. (Ofu City, the same prefecture) 2 lines. It will stop from night shift on the 27th to 29th at the longest.
Toyota has already adjusted production in July due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. The night shift on the first line of the Takaoka Plant, where eight infected employees were confirmed, will be suspended from 26th to 27th, affecting the production of about 650 units. Furthermore, the heavy rain is expected to affect the production of about 4,000 units, and the achievement of the global production plan in July, which was set at 800,000 units, is “difficult” (a spokesman).