Toyota to Halt More Factory Lines in Japan
- Carmaker to halt seven domestic production lines from April 3
- Two Japan employees confirmed to be infected with coronavirus
A Toyota Prius automobile stands on the production line at the Toyota Motor Corp. Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan, in 2017.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will temporarily halt more factory lines in Japan as the coronavirus pandemic suppresses global demand.
The automaker will stop production at seven production lines at five factories starting from April 3, the company said. Among those plants are Tsutsumi, which makes Prius and other brands, and Takaoka, which will be shut until Wednesday after a second worker there tested positive for the virus.