Toyota Motor Corporation factories in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido are looking to resume factory production following last week’s earthquake.
The 6.7 magnitude earthquake has seen 16 of Toyota’s 18 domestic full-assembly facilities shutdown, caused by the ceasing of its transmission factory production in Tomakomai.
TMC reports the Hokkaido factories will resume in two shifts, starting from the first night shift on September 11th including all lines at the Motomachi Plant; as well as some lines at the Takaoka, Tsutsumi, and Tahara Plants, plus the Toyota Industries Corporation, Toyota Auto Body, some lines at Gifu Auto Body, and Toyota-owned Hino Motors, and Daihatsu Motor Co.will also restart.
The second commencement of production will occur on September 13, including all remaining lines at Takaokan, Tsutsumi and Tahara plants, as well as Toyota Motor Kyushu, and all lines at Toyota Motor East Japan; and all remaining lines at Hino and Daihatsu.
As of Saturday 2.93 million people had power restored, leaving a further 20,000 awaiting reconnection.
Japanese oil refinery Idemitsu Kosan Co is resuming truck shipments from the plant which delivers up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day.
Oil refining operations were suspended from Thursday.
According to Reuters, 21 people have been killed and 13 declared missing as a result of the quake which caused landslides, transport cuts and housing collapses.
The quake follows after the typhoon and heat wave which hit Japan in the last few days.
