Toyota to suspend output from nine factories in Japan due to quake

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Toyota logo at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will suspend its vehicle production on 14 lines at nine group factories in Japan due to an earthquake that hit Japan’s northeast on Saturday.

The earthquake affected some of Toyota’s suppliers, the automaker’s spokesman said.

Reporting by Maki Shiraki, Eimi Yamamitsu; Editing by Alex Richardson

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