- Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp TM and Honda Motor Co HMC seem to shrug off supply chain constraints, Reuters reported.
- For February, Toyota said its group, including Daihatsu and Hino Motors Ltd, produced 884,528 vehicles globally, an 11% increase year on year.
- Reuters notes that outside Japan, Toyota produced a record number of vehicles in February despite parts shortage due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
- The automaker said it had used chips that were rendered surplus from a factory shutdown in January to tackle the chip supply crisis.
- Honda’s February production rose by 8.1% Y/Y to 344,712 vehicles.
- According to Reuters, in contrast, Nissan Motor’s NSANY global production for February fell 7.8% Y/Y due to semiconductor shortage.
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