Toyota has issued a statement regarding vehicle production in Japan following earthquakes in Hokkaido since September 6.
The shutdown of the transmissions factory in Tomakomai on the island of Hokkaido has halted production at 16 of Toyota’s 18 domestic assembly plants on Monday (September 10).
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Toyota aims to restart production in stages on its vehicle assembly lines between September 11 and September 13, following on from power supply restrictions and parts shortages resulting from the severe earthquakes that have struck Hokkaido since September 6. Operations at all the unit-producing factories are anticipated to begin from September 11.
Production at Toyota Motor Hokkaido is planned to resume sequentially from today.
The 6.6-magnitude earthquake in Hokkaido last Thursday killed dozens of people and temporarily cut off power on the island. Power was restored to Toyota’s transmissions plant on Saturday.
Toyota said it hopes for the soonest possible recovery of the affected areas and extended ‘its heartfelt sympathy to those who have been affected by the earthquakes’.
Resumption of operations September 11 (first shift):
- Motomachi Plant (all lines)
- Takaoka Plant, Tsutsumi Plant, Tahara Plant (some lines)
- Toyota Industries Corporation, Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd., Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd. (some lines)
Hino Motors, Ltd., Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (some lines)
Resumption of operations September 13 (first shift):
- Takaoka Plant, Tsutsumi Plant, Tahara Plant (all remaining lines)
- Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc., Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. (all lines)
- Hino Motors, Ltd., Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (all remaining lines)
