TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it will temporarily suspend a subsidiary’s plant for a total of five days due to a parts shortage resulting from COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia.
Toyota Auto Body Co’s Fujimatsu plant in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture will be suspended on July 29-30 and Aug. 2-4, the automaker said in a statement.
On Wednesday, Honda Motor Co said the company will suspend car production at its Suzuka plant for five days in early August due to COVID-related supply troubles in Southeast Asia.
(Reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu; editing by Jason Neely)
