Toyota's Tianjin plant to resume production intended to make up for the loss of overtime

Posted on 8/28/2015 2:41:30 PM

Toyota factory in Tianjin this week to resume production schedule, after due Tianjin dangerous goods warehouse explosion, temporary plant shut down. Accidents caused by Toyota 4,700 cars were destroyed, reduced output on vehicles, Toyota will add to this end shifts compensate for the loss.
August 28 Toyota factories are in China will resume production
August 27, Toyota announced in an e-mail, located in the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone of TEDA FAW Toyota plant workers in two production lines gradually return to work, ready to resume production on August 28. And is located in Xiqing District, FAW Toyota plant has resumed production at the August 27 the same day.
August 12 this year, Tianjin Tanggu a hazardous chemical warehouse exploded, killing port operation is stopped, and serious casualties and economic losses. As at 15:00 on August 27, the number of accident victims were found in 145 people, while 28 people lost league staff.
Because Toyota has factories in Tianjin, and Tianjin Port severe dependence, so this accident, the larger Toyota extent affected. FAW Toyota R & D center in Tianjin by the explosion damaged. Toyota also confirmed that the explosion caused a Guangzhou Toyota FAW Toyota dealer and a distributor of glass shattered, then temporarily shut down two stores. Another source said the Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., FAW Toyota Technical Development Co., Ltd., Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. are subject to the impact of the explosion, factories, workshops, offices and outside the badly damaged.
In terms of casualties, Toyota had revealed "more than 50 live in company dormitories near the explosion area, including employee injuries." But there is no staff reported killed.
Toyota according to official statistics, the big bang containing imported cars, including the Lexus brand, a total of around 4,700 Toyota vehicles damaged. These vehicles dishing, there are broken windows, to ensure that Toyota will not be to the market.
At present, because of explosion involving dangerous goods warehouse, the subsequent clean-up security work is still in progress, car prices are still difficult to complete damage assessment, they can not clean up the ten thousand burnt wreckage of the vehicle, which is still running in spite of Tianjin port, but imported car business to throw Unable to continue normally. To this end, the major car firms have begun to transfer imported car business to other ports. BMW go to Shanghai; consider Toyota vehicles imported from Shanghai and Dalian; Volkswagen and Hyundai are to be diverted to Shanghai and Guangzhou; while Renault and Subaru owner Fuji Heavy Industries represented at the 20th from the Shanghai imported vehicles.
Increasing production shifts to cover losses
Affected explosion, Tianjin FAW Toyota Changchun plant and factories are shut down once temporary.
Tianjin plant from August 17 temporary shut down, mainly due to the production line needs to come from parts manufactured in Tianjin Development Zone; In addition, due to the large number of hazardous chemicals after the explosion at the scene needs to clean up, to ensure the safety considerations for Toyota twice extend downtime, according to August 17 to 26 to calculate a total shut down for 10 days.
IHS Automotive in accordance with the company's estimates, the temporary shutdown will lead to FAW Toyota 2,200 vehicles per day output reduction; Tianjin port will not operate properly in a few months. From August 17 to 26 in a row to close 10 days, plus explosion direct damage, Toyota may therefore lose 20,000 vehicles.
In addition, Sichuan FAW Toyota 19 and 20, closed the plant in Changchun, the plant needs to import parts and components from Japan, but because of the bombings aspect of Tianjin Port, the clearance rate much slower.
Toyota plans to shut down an additional production shift to compensate losses, including spare production day to enable the plan, and additional overtime. But Toyota still can not give a specific loss.
In terms of sales, Toyota expects "will be much affected," because there is still enough stock.

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