Police and fire departments are investigating
Toyota Motor, Japan’s largest automaker, has suspended operations on 10 assembly lines due to an accident at a supplier’s plant, a company spokesman said.
The incident at supplier Chuo Spring, which makes engine and valve springs used in vehicles, also halted some production at the Toyota Auto Body and Toyota Industries groups.
A Chuo Spring official said an accident involving an explosion at a factory building in Fujioka on Monday resulted in damage to the facility. Police and fire departments are investigating.
Toyota Land Cruiser, RAV4, Alphard, and other models were damaged.
Production on five lines at three Toyota Auto Body plants (all of the division’s lines) was halted due to the accident, affecting production of minivans such as the Alphard as well as some Land Cruiser models, including for overseas markets.
Toyota will decide whether to resume production at the affected plants on Wednesday, a spokesman said.
In August, operations at all 14 of the automaker’s domestic assembly plants were halted due to a system failure.
