Omicron sweeps the Japanese auto industry and car companies cut production one after another._SMM
[Omicron sweeps Japanese auto companies to cut production] according to foreign media reports, the latest wave of novel coronavirus epidemic in Japan has further disrupted the production plans of Toyota and other Japanese automakers. On Jan. 20, Toyota said it would suspend production at 21 production lines at its 11 Japanese plants for four days, starting on Jan. 17. Toyota was forced to temporarily close its Japanese plant because more and more workers at Toyota's Japanese plant and its suppliers were infected with novel coronavirus.
Source: metal.com