“We will continue to make every effort possible to deliver as many vehicles to our customers at the earliest date,” Toyota said.
The automaker issued a statement Tuesday listing production lines that will be suspended in Japan, including at five plants early next month on top of stoppages already announced for May.
“The shortage of semiconductors, spread of COVID-19 and other factors are making it difficult to look ahead,” Toyota said in the statement. “Due to parts supply shortages caused by the lockdown in Shanghai, we have decided to suspend operations in May and in June.”
