>“In Southeast Asia in particular, the spread of Covid and lockdowns are affecting our local suppliers,” said Toyota Purchasing Manager Kazuanri Kumakura. Toyot

>“In Southeast Asia in particular, the spread of Covid and lockdowns are affecting our local suppliers,” said Toyota Purchasing Manager Kazuanri Kumakura. Toyota will make sure in future to diversify its supply chain even more spatially. In the weeks before, Toyota had announced minor production stoppages due to missing parts deliveries. Last month, Toyota extended a production stop in Thailand because parts were missing as a result of the Covid pandemic. Looks like it was written by a bot or hastily rewritten.