Toyota RAV4, GR Yaris and other cars face further delays
Toyota LandCruiser and Lexus LX hit too as parts shortages wreak havoc on production linesToyota has slashed another 50,000 vehicles from this year’s production forecast, less than a week after it announced a separate 40,000-unit reduction due to the idling of 11 lines across seven factories this month alone.
This latest production cut is essentially an extension of those shutdowns, some of which will extend into the third week of July.
The biggest loser here is the best-selling Toyota RAV4, production of which will cease at the Takaoka Plant as of June 27 and not resume until at least July 25.
Toyota is again citing a COVID outbreak at one of its key suppliers and subsequent component shortage as the reason behind its production woes.
“Due to the continued impact of a COVID-19 outbreak at one of our suppliers, we have decided to extend the period of operations suspension at some of our plants and production lines,” the company said in a statement.
“As it remains difficult to look ahead due to the shortage of semi-conductors and the spread of COVID-19, there is a possibility that the production plan may be lower.
“However, we will examine the parts supply closely to minimise sudden decreases in production, and continue to make every effort possible to deliver as many vehicles to our customers at the earliest date.”
Toyota Australia is yet to confirm what impact the prolonged production hiatus will have at a local level, but previous shutdowns and sky-high demand for the Toyota RAV4 has already seen the waiting time for certain variants extend beyond 12 months.
Other affected models with local relevance include the Toyota GR Yaris hot hatch and the exotic Lexus LC sports car, both of which are produced at the Motomachi Plant.
Motomachi production lines went dark on June 17 and June 20 respectively and are expected to remain dormant until at least July 18, subject to component supply.
Meantime, production of the Lexus LS, IS, RC, RC F and NX (Tahara Plant), Toyota C-HR (Iwate Plant), Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and the new Lexus LX (Yoshiwara Plant) will be put on hold between June 27 and July 1.
Despite losing a forecasted 90,000 units off the June and July production forecasts, Toyota says it’s still targeting a total global production output of around 9.7 million vehicles in 2022.
“The global production volume for July through September is estimated to average about 850,000 units per month,” a spokesperson said.
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