Toyota to suspend Japan output for 6 days as steel parts run low

Toyota builds around 14,000 vehicles a day in Japan. (BLOOMBERG)

January 31, 2016 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend production at all assembly lines in Japan for six days this month due to a parts shortage, hitting exports of such cars as Lexus luxury vehicles.

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