DETROIT-Toyota Motor Corp is revealing that U.S. dealer, new cars could be short specify this summer due to the production slowdowns in Japan and North America.
A memo to traders get Monday by the associated press said Toyota U.S. general manager Bob Carter, Toyota produces cars and trucks at significantly reduced levels in April and adopted not the capacity planning table for may to July.
"The potential exists, the delivery of new vehicles may be significantly influenced this summer" Carter said memo.
Production shortage has parts was disabled after hundreds of suppliers from 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan damaged were. Colors are affected even color. Carter said in the memo that the company due to the lack of a chemical from a supplier changed exterior colors on some vehicles manufactured.
Toyota's North American plants are a series of one-day shutdowns begin on Friday because of parts shortages faced. All 13 have its some downtime, even though the duration on some can vary. For most, the a day shut down between April 15 and 25 will happen April. The temporary shutdowns affects 25 000 workers, but there will be no layoffs, the company said.
Under the vehicles, Toyota makes the US and Canadian plants are the Camry and Corolla sedans, the tundra pickup and the Sienna minivan.
Japan Toyota plans production at all its factories from April 18 through April 27, but resume only on half of their normal volume. The Japanese plants can become 10 for an annual holiday break down then by may. The hybrid Prius and Yaris compact cars are the cars, which makes the company in Japan.
Carter said Toyota has now available in the United States taking into account, that 300,000 vehicles Toyota sold 176,222 cars and trucks in March, the current stock stock supply means of the company slightly less than two months.
"What we do know is summary, today we have good levels of inventory, but inventory is always close," said Carter. Toyota's U.S. sales off to a strong start in April, he said.
Earl Stewart, a car dealership selling Toyota in North Palm Beach, Florida, of whom 88 Prius hybrids last month, but now has no stock. He hopes as many this week find he received.
"I am sure, it's not nearly as many as we could sell," he said. Stewart said he put the orders from customers and hopes to fill in the next few months.
Carter said Toyota will all two weeks shipping vehicles to North America and not on six or more ports per trip. He said he told how many vehicles will come to each port as soon as he receives each ship manifest dealer.
The contents of the note were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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