Japanese manufacturers have started to resume production in the earthquake-hit northeast of the country, but Toyota Motors said it plans to idle 18 assembly lines for a few days next week due to parts shortages.
On the one hand, the limited damage caused by the 7.4-magnitude quake highlighted Japan’s success in building resilience against the frequent aftershocks that rock the archipelago.
But the earthquake has raised concerns of further disruption to a pandemic-hit supply chain for precision components vital to electronics and automobile production and in which Japanese manufacturers play a leading role.
Toyota, the world’s biggest automaker by sales volume, said it would idle 18 lines at 11 local factories, most for three days.
The automaker had suspended operations at three plants due to the earthquake and sees a lost production of 20,000 units due to the shutdowns. Toyota has already lowered its global production target due to chip shortages.
Murata Manufacturing Co, a leading global supplier of ceramic capacitors used in smartphones and cars, said it resumed production on Friday at two factories, while two others are expected to resume next week.
Source: CNN Brasil
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