Toyota has announced that it’ll suspend its vehicle and engine/transmission production plants in Europe starting on 18 March until further notice, supporting the authorities’ effort to prevent or slow down the spread of COVID-19.
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) will progressively shut down plants starting 18 March and the affected plants will be:
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) in Onnaing
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) in Burnaston and Deeside
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych and Jelcz-Laskowice
- Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobiles (TPCA) in Kolin, Czech Republic
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya
Parts and services for public safety vehicles will continue to be available.
Sales operations (retailer sales and service) will be assessed based on each country or region’s situation. In countries where lock-down measures are implemented by the government, retailer showrooms have been completely or partially closed. All retailers will remain reachable via electronic communications and telephone for customer care, TME said.
Production will be suspended on the other side of the planet too, but only for a short period. Toyota’s automobile and components plants in North America (including Canada), Mexico and the U.S. will be closed from March 23-24, resuming production on March 25, 2020. However, the service parts depots and vehicle logistics centers will continue to operate.
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