Heavy snow has caused Toyota to suspend production at some of plants in Japan although the company has said that it expects little impact on output.

The automaker said it was temporarily suspending operations at 11 of its plants in central Japan on Monday after heavy snow disrupted traffic and delayed parts deliveries.

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The company expects to resume production on Tuesday and make up any lost output later.

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