Australians who have already waited months for new cars in the midst of a global parts shortage may have to wait even longer as cargo vessels are fumigated offshore to kill an invasive stink bug.
The stink bug problem compounds global vehicle manufacturing chain woes, after car companies paused or downsized their semiconductor chip orders in the early months of the pandemic.
The anticipated release of Toyota’s LandCruiser 300 model was also delayed as the factory could not produce any right-hand-drive models in September and October.