The global automaker, Toyota, was affected last September by a disruption in access to semiconductors and other key auto parts; As a result, the company's global production decreased by 39%.
The company announced in a statement on Thursday that it produced 512,765 cars last September, down from 841,915 a year ago.
The company said in the statement that its global sales contracted during the month by 16%, the first year-on-year decline in 13 months.
The steep production cuts are broadly in line with Toyota's announcement last August that it would cut September production by 40%, or 360,000 vehicles, from its original plan.
The decline marks the beginning of a period of declining production among Japanese automakers, as Toyota, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor began adjusting production in September as the emergence of (Covid-19) cases led ) in Southeast Asia to disrupt supplier operations. These supply chain issues will continue to affect production plans into next month.
Toyota plans to produce 9 million vehicles this year, a target likely to be clarified given November production levels and the momentum of a supply chain recovery, analysts write. (City Research) in a note published by (Al Arabiya.net).
