Toyota Halts Japan Output Next Week on Steel Plant Explosion
- Assembly lines to shut down from Feb. 8 through Feb. 13
- Toyota made 13,630 units a day in Japan as of last month
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Toyota Motor Corp. said it will suspend production at all assembly plants in Japan next week in the wake of a steel factory explosion, interrupting the supply of crucial models including the new Prius hybrid.
All domestic assembly lines will halt Feb. 8 through Feb. 13, Toyota said Monday in a statement. The company counts on Japan for more than 40 percent of vehicle production, including all assembly of the Prius and some Lexus models including the NX crossover.