Japanese factories account for roughly a 3rd of Toyota’s annual manufacturing. A Toyota plant in Japan.
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TOKYO—
Toyota Motor Corp.
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on Tuesday shut down all 14 of its factories in Japan after a provider suffered a computer-virus assault, however the firm stated the factories would reopen Wednesday.
The provider, Kojima Industries Corp., stated it had server bother Saturday evening and found a virus and a threatening message after restarting the server. After battling the issue over the weekend, Kojima stated it concluded Monday that it couldn’t get its techniques in place to work with prospects correctly on Tuesday.
Toyota
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stated the issue at Kojima, a provider of plastic elements for automotive interiors, led to the one-day shutdown Tuesday in any respect its factories in Japan. On Tuesday morning, it stated manufacturing would resume Wednesday morning.
“We deeply apologize for inflicting nice worries and issues for our prospects,” Kojima stated in a written assertion.
The shutdown is the most recent drawback to hit Toyota’s manufacturing, A world semiconductor scarcity has pressured factories to function beneath full capability for a lot of the previous 12 months.
The corporate stated in February that it anticipated international manufacturing of Toyota and Lexus autos to whole 8.5 million autos within the 12 months ending March 2022, down from its November forecast of 9 million.
Japanese factories produce roughly a 3rd of Toyota’s annual output.
—Peter Landers contributed to this text.
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Appeared within the March 1, 2022, print version as ‘Provider Woes Shut Toyota Vegetation.’