Toyota Japan announced Friday they may need to idle some plants next week following an explosion at a steel plant.
Aichi Steel, an affiliate of Toyota, had reportedly said that an explosion on January 8 at its Chita plant in central Japan affected the production of special steel parts.
It aims to restart production in March.
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Toyota reports they have enough components to keep domestic plants operating until February 6. Some shifts have already been cancelled.
Toyota produces 14,000 cars a day for markets around the world in Japan.
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