Toyota says it will halt operations on more production lines at its factories in Japan this month due to the coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai.
The company says the production stop will take effect on Monday and will remain in place until the end of next week.
It is the latest major automaker to announce being hit by the Covid-19 lockdown in China.
Meanwhile, Tesla has reportedly halted most production at its Shanghai plant due to parts sourcing issues.
“Due to the impact of the semiconductor shortages, we have announced our revised production schedule for May,” Toyota said in a statement.
“However, as a result of the lockdown in Shanghai, China, we have decided to additionally suspend operations of 14 lines in 8 plants in Japan from May 16 (Mon) to May 21 (Sat),” it added.
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The company previously said it plans to produce around 750,000 vehicles worldwide this month, but said it has now cut that forecast by around 50,000 due to the impact of the lockdowns.
Toyota’s announcement came as Shanghai finds itself in the sixth week of a tightening lockdown that is making it increasingly difficult for manufacturers to operate amid tight restrictions on the movement of people and materials.
It’s the latest example of a major automaker being forced to scale back production due to the lockdown in Shanghai.
Tesla has halted most of its production at its plant in the city due to problems sourcing parts for its electric vehicles, according to Reuters, citing an internal memo.
On Tuesday, the company planned to manufacture fewer than 200 vehicles at its plant in the city, the news outlet said.
That would be well below the production of around 1,200 vehicles per day that Tesla’s Shanghai plant had seen shortly after it reopened last month after a 22-day shutdown.
Meanwhile, the electric car maker’s sales in China had already fallen 98% month-on-month in April, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed.
However, during a virtual appearance at the FT Future of the Car 2022 conference on Tuesday, Tesla boss Elon Musk said China’s lockdown measures were “not a significant issue in the coming weeks.”
Tesla did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.
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