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Toyota curbs Japan production after workers test positive for coronavirus

Toyota's Tsutsumi plant
An employee is pictured at Toyota's plant in Tsutsumi, Japan. (REUTERS)
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January 19, 2022 02:01 PM

TOKYO -- Toyota says it has paused some production at a plant in central Japan after 14 workers there tested positive for coronavirus.

The planned four-day halt to production at a Tsutsumi factory line, which makes Camry and Corolla models, will cut vehicle output by as many as 1,500 vehicles, a company spokesperson said.

Toyota on Wednesday said it expects to fall short of an annual target to build 9 million vehicles by March 31 because a shortage of chips means it is unable to make up for production lost to COVID-19 supply chain disruptions last year.

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