Toyota suspends operations until Oct 28
Toyota Motor Thailand today announced that it would further suspend the operations at all three plants as floods still ravage some automotive components suppliers.
The plants in Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao would remain closed until October 28, the company said in a statement. They have been suspended since Oct 12.
The supply chain disruption is expected to reduce automotive output at several automotive companies, chiefly Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda.
Toyota, the country's biggest automaker, has the annual capacity of 650,000 units. In August, it churned out 61,000 units.
To help relieve flood-affected victims, Toyota will launch “Toyota CSR for Flood Relief” project during Oct 22-23 October. Carried out by Toyota CSR network members and Toyota staff, the project will construct ‘Mobile Emergency Toilets’ for donations to Royal Thai Navy Disaster Relief Centre, as an assistance provision in the affected areas.
