Toyota's India plant auto production capacity fell to 30%

Toyota Motor India Corp. announced that its production capacity at its automotive plant in India has been lowered by 70% since Monday (April 25). The reason for the slowdown in auto production is due to the shortage of components caused by the earthquake in Japan.

Toyota Motor Corp. said that before June 4, 2011, the Toyota India’s Toyota Kirloskar’s vehicle capacity could only be maintained at 30% under normal conditions. Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. said on March 15 that due to the high demand for cars in the Indian market, the company plans to increase its annual automobile production in India from 150,000 to 210,000.

In addition to the Indian market, Toyota’s North American factory’s car production has also been affected. Between April 26 and June 3, Toyota's North American factories can only maintain normal vehicle production capacity of 30%. The shift time of workers will be greatly shortened.

In addition, Honda Motor Co., one of Japan’s top three automakers, also slowed down its production activities in India. From May 2011, the Honda India plant will only maintain one shift of production activities, and only 50% of the automobile production. Out.