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Toyota to Close European Plants on Parts Shortage

Over a month has passed since the twin disaster that hit the Japanese coast brought to their knees people and industries alike, but the effects of that faithful day are still as powerful as ever. Plagued with production issues in the domestic market and in the US alike, Toyota is getting ready to face parts shortages in Europe as well.

According to The Truth About Cars, during the month of April and part of May, Toyota will be idling 5 European plants for several days, in order to address a supply problems with parts from Japan.

The affected plants are Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT), Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF), Toyota Motor Industries Poland (TMIP) and TMUK Engine Plant Wales.

“Even though most of our parts come from European suppliers, we are experiencing gaps in our supply chain due to the situation in Japan,” Didier Leroy, Toyota Motor Europe CEO said in a statement.

The days in which the plants will be closed are April 21 and 22, April 25 to 29 and May 2. Coincidentally, some of the dates selected for closure overlap with scheduled holidays at three of the five plants in UK, France and Poland.

A few days back, Toyota announced the schedule for closing some of its facilities in the US. There too the production of models will be suspended in stages. In Japan, most of the facilities have been reopened, but will close again because of the scheduled spring holiday.

More details on the production plans Toyota has in response to the Japanese disaster are likely to follow.
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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