The disruption has continued to widen, with 11 production lines at seven factories in Aichi and nearby prefectures in central
Although one of the plants is scheduled to resume operations on Thursday, the others will remain shut on Thursday and Friday.
In addition, two plants in northeastern
The company said that those factories will resume production on
The latest disruption stems from an accident that occurred on Monday at
While the cause of the explosion is still being investigated,
With the help of Toyota and its group firms,
The Toyota group has 14 assembly factories across the country, making a total of around 14,000 cars a day.
The disruption has affected the production of models such as the Corolla and the RAV4 sport utility vehicle.
Toyota is known for its just-in-time manufacturing in which it aims to produces the right amount of cars to meet demand without excess or deficiency at all times.
Such a system is highly cost-effective but is susceptible to a production halt when emergencies occur as the automaker only has a limited amount of parts to assemble at hand at any given time.
The stoppage is the latest in a series of production problems that the automaker has experienced in recent years, including a glitch in its part ordering system in August.
==Kyodo
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