Toyota Shutting Down All Japanese Assembly Lines for Six Days

By adpock - February 4, 2016

Lexus assembly line

Does your office’s productivity hurt so much when you take a vacation, that you stress out about taking one? Well, be thankful you don’t have Toyota’s problems.

Due to an explosion at a Japanese steel factory last month, Toyota is shutting down production on all Japanese assembly lines for six days, from February 8-13. In that time, the company expects upwards of 84,000 units of lost production, roughly 14,200 slated for American export.

Ouch.

According to Automotive News, about 71-percent of Toyota’s vehicles sold in the States are sourced from North America. “But key nameplates, including most of the Lexus and Scion lineups and the flagship Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle are still imported from Japan.”

So your local Lexus dealership may not be fully stocked for a time.

The plant where the explosion occurred is in Aichi, Toyota’s home prefecture. The necessary steel was to be used in engines, transmissions, platforms, and other parts.

Toyota is still looking at all possible “work-arounds” to the steel shortage, so perhaps all is not lost.

But even if there is a shut down, which would undoubtedly hurt Toyota Motor Corp.’s bottom line, at least you can feel better about taking a little vacation time for yourself, right?