Japanese vehicle manufacturer toyota engine Fourteen factories in the Asian country were suspended on Tuesday due to a malfunction in the computer system. and without guessing when they might continue.
“This is a system error block parts orders. A company spokesperson told EFE in principle: “We don’t know when it will be able to recover, but we are trying to resume operations.” this is not one cyber attack.
The Aichi-based firm (central Japan) announced today the suspension of operations at its 12 factories, where 2 more plants are being added. Thus, all 28 production lines distributed to 14 domestic factories were paralyzed. The automotive group continues to investigate the causes of the incident and currently does not know when they can resume work in their factories.
Toyota Motor shares, which opened positively on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, fell 0.38 percent after the news, reaching a mid-session break.
Today’s suspension comes after the company had to stop production at all its domestic plants due to a problem last March. Cyber attack on one of your suppliers this has impacted the ordering platforms. This incident also led Toyota to suspend all operations at 14 manufacturing sites, including the Hino and Daihatsu brands; this meant a drop in expected production of 13,000 units, about 5% of monthly volume.
Japanese officials analyzed the case to determine its origin, which occurred shortly after several countries warned of the possibility of such attacks against countries that support sanctions against them due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.