Toyota to cut production in US, China

20 Apr 2011

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Toyota Motor Corporation yesterday announced massive production cuts in North America due to the difficulty in supply of parts following the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake on 11 March  and subsequent tsunami in Japan.

Earlier Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc (TEMA), had said in a statement that it would suspend production on Mondays and Fridays between 15 April and 25 April that would continue through to 3 June.

"During the same period, production will run at 50 per cent on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," the statement said.

In addition, Canadian production would be suspended for the week beginning 23 May, and US production for the week starting 30 May according to the statement.

The company said no decisions had been made for production after 3 June.

"No layoffs are planned during this period," the statement said. "Team members will utilize non-production time for training and plant improvement activities."

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