Japan Earthquake Halts Work at Toyota and Nissan Plants
- Toyota Iwate and Miyagi plants halted part of Thursday
- Nissan factory in Fukushima also suspended, company says
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Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. halted operations at plants in northern Japan after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture late Wednesday.
Work at Toyota’s factories in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures was suspended late Wednesday and resumed in a limited capacity late Thursday, spokeswoman Shiori Hashimoto said. Toyota’s popular Yaris compact car is among the vehicles made at the plants.