Toyota halts UK, French production after virus border chaos hits parts supplies
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A truck is seen at the entrance to the port of Dover in southern England, as EU countries impose a travel ban on the UK to stop the spread of a new coronavirus strain.
Toyota will halt production in the UK and France from Tuesday due to transport delays caused by the spread of a mutant strain of coronavirus that has led several countries to close their borders with Britain.
The closures have disrupted the transportation of parts, Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada said in an emailed statement.
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Parked cars block the entrance to a closed Toyota Motor Corp. dealership in London on April 20. Toyota will halt production in the U.K. and France from Tuesday due to transport delays caused by a mutant strain of coronavirus. | BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg Dec 22, 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. will halt production in the U.K. and France from Tuesday due to transport delays caused by a mutant strain of coronavirus spreading in the U.K. which has led several countries to close their borders with the nation.
The rapid spread of a mutated strain of coronavirus is to blame for harsher restrictions in the UK, with several other countries implementing new travel restrictions and closing up borders.
These actions have caused inevitable transport delays, which is why Toyota has chosen to shut down production in the UK and France starting today, reports Bloomberg.
The border closures have “disrupted the transportation of parts,” said Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada in an emailed statement.
France moved quickly to close its borders as soon as word got out about the fast-spreading new strain. The French government suspended travel, including freight in and out of the UK, with faraway nations such as Canada and India doing the same.
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France was quick to close its somewhat wet border with the UK and halt travel amid a new strain of coronavirus in Britain. This is bad for us, as humans, and it’s bad for cars, as an industry. Toyota has closed shop in both the UK and France a few days early, before Christmas and New Year’s, because of what Bloomberg titles “virus border chaos.” Via B’berg:
Toyota will halt production in the U.K. and France starting Tuesday due to transport delays caused by the spread of a mutant strain of coronavirus that has led several countries to close their borders with Britain.