Toyota Motor Company canceled some car orders, business newspaper reported Nikkei. Speaking of Toyota SUVs harrierwhich are produced in Shanghai.
The reason for the termination of contracts is production delays. Company representatives associate them with: quarantine due to COVID-19. This is the first time a Japanese automaker has canceled customer orders due to manufacturing issues, according to several dealers in Japan.
Instead of machines already ordered, customers are offered to purchase a newer version. Its release is scheduled for September. However, experts predict that the cost will be about $1,000 higher.
The exact price, as well as the technical characteristics of the new version harrier until they are revealed. As a result, the manufacturer assumes that only a fraction of customers will accept the offer. Some orders will inevitably be lost.
Dealers are considering taking on some of the higher costs for customers, the source writes.
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