One Of Its Factorys Experienced Explosions, Toyota Stops Production Of RAV4

JAKARTA - Unpleasant news came from the world's largest manufacturer, Toyota. One of its suppliers, Chuo Spring Co in Toyota City, Japan, experienced an explosion that disrupted the supply chain.

According to an Automotive News report written by Motor1, Monday, March 10, this ill-fated incident killed one worker and injured two other workers.

This disrupted activity from supplier production and created a chain effect on local industries, one of which forced Toyota to stop production of the RAV4 model.

Toyota decided to stop production of its two factories and closed three production lines for the first shift today, as automakers will review the incident.

Not only had an impact on the RAV4 model, this incident also affected production from other SUVs such as Harrier and Venza for the Asian market. Unfortunately, Toyota has not disclosed how long this production shutdown will take.

According to the report, the cessation of production will have an impact on the sale of RAV4 in one of Toyota's largest markets, namely the United States (US). What's more, the manufacturer has exported about 21 percent of the total RAV4 to the country last year.

However, the company told the publication that it was too early to know whether the shutdown would affect exports to the US.

This is not the first time an incident has occurred involving production from a Toyota car. Earlier in October 2023, an explosion caused manufacturers to close 8 factories and 13 production lines in the country of Sakura which lasted for 10 days.

A few months earlier, the automaker had to stop operations at all 14 of its assembly plants in all areas.