Toyota says plans to shut more plants in Europe, Asia due to coronavirus
Reuters
Published Mar 18, 2020 06:21AM ET
Toyota says plans to shut more plants in Europe, Asia due to coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (T:7203) on Wednesday said it planned to stop output at more vehicles plants in Europe and Asia as the spread of the coronavirus prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to suspend operations.
In a statement, the Japanese automaker said it had stopped operations at plants in Britain and Poland from Wednesday, while its Czech site would be halted on Thursday. Operations at its Turkey site would be suspended from Saturday.
Its plant in the Philippines has stopped operations through mid-April, while its plant in Malaysia will be closed from next Monday through the end of March. U.S. plant operations have not been affected so far, it said.
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