Toyota, Mazda set to resume partial production
More than half of Toyota's shuttered assembly lines will start running again from Tuesday, after a key parts supplier damaged by a major earthquake resumed operations Monday.
By Agencies |
TOKYO: More than half of Toyota's shuttered assembly lines will start running again from Tuesday, after a key parts supplier damaged by a major earthquake resumed operations Monday.
Factories of Toyota Motor Corp and other major Japanese automakers have been shut because of a lack of parts following the damage to piston-ring maker Riken Corp's plant in Kashiwazaki, in north-central Japan, near the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake on July 16.
Riken restarted production of some auto parts on Monday after workers replaced damaged equipment and restored the factory's gas and water supplies, a company spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol.
Toyota said Monday 20 of its 31 auto assembly lines will be running by Tuesday, although later plans were still undecided.
Toyota's 12 factories in Japan have suspended operations since Thursday. The suspension has resulted in an output loss of about 46,000 vehicles, according to Toyota.
Mazda Motor Corp will start operations from Monday evening at one of two factories in Japan, according to spokeswoman Aya Takahashi. The other factory will resume work Tuesday, she said. The company's output loss from the suspension is 4,500 vehicles, she said.
Honda Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp have already said they plan to halt most operations through Monday. Nissan Motor Co has halted some plants through Tuesday.
Factories of Toyota Motor Corp and other major Japanese automakers have been shut because of a lack of parts following the damage to piston-ring maker Riken Corp's plant in Kashiwazaki, in north-central Japan, near the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake on July 16.
Riken restarted production of some auto parts on Monday after workers replaced damaged equipment and restored the factory's gas and water supplies, a company spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity, citing protocol.
Toyota said Monday 20 of its 31 auto assembly lines will be running by Tuesday, although later plans were still undecided.
Toyota's 12 factories in Japan have suspended operations since Thursday. The suspension has resulted in an output loss of about 46,000 vehicles, according to Toyota.
Mazda Motor Corp will start operations from Monday evening at one of two factories in Japan, according to spokeswoman Aya Takahashi. The other factory will resume work Tuesday, she said. The company's output loss from the suspension is 4,500 vehicles, she said.
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Honda Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp have already said they plan to halt most operations through Monday. Nissan Motor Co has halted some plants through Tuesday.
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