Toyota, Honda temporarily halt production in Malaysia due to Covid-19 lockdown

Toyota, Honda temporarily halt production in Malaysia due to Covid-19 lockdown
# 01 June 2021 11:53 (UTC +04:00)

Japanese carmakers Toyota Motor and Honda Motor have temporarily suspended production at their factories in Malaysia due to a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the companies said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Businesstimes.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a "total lockdown" from June 1 to 14 in a bid to contain a recent surge in coronavirus infections.

Toyota, which produced around 51,000 vehicles in Malaysia last year, will suspend sales and production from Tuesday, a spokeswoman said, adding that the company has not decided when production will resume.

Toyota's subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, which makes compact cars, will also halt production between June 1 and 14, a spokesman said. The subsidiary made about 220,000 vehicles in the South-east Asian nation in 2020.

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