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Toyota to temporarily stop all plants in Europe, Russia english.kyodonews.net

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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:39 | All, Japan, Coronavirus, WorldToyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will temporarily halt work at all plants in Europe and Russia in an effort to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Toyota will suspend its plant in Russia for five days from Monday.
In 2019, the world's second-largest automaker by volume manufactured around 780,000 units in Europe, up 0.4 percent from a year before.
The Japanese auto giant has also halted output in the United States, Mexico and Canada through April 17 and will stop some production in Japan from Friday due to sluggish demand.
In China, meanwhile, the automaker has brought production at all of its four auto plants back to normal levels.