Toyota resumes production at Japan plants after steel shortage
15/02/2016 01:42
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T resumed
production at its vehicle assembly plants in Japan on Monday
following a one-week stoppage after an explosion at an
affiliate's steel plant resulted in a steel shortage.
The world's biggest-selling automaker on Monday confirmed
that its four directly owned, domestic assembly plants had come
back online after production had been suspended on Feb. 8-13,
following a blast at an Aichi Steel Corp 5482.T plant in
January.
Production at all other Toyota plants affected by the
shortage had also resumed, the company said.
Toyota produced around 13,600 vehicles a day in Japan in
December, up 10 percent from a year earlier, due in part to the
start of production of the latest Prius petrol hybrid.
(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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