Toyota Motor Corp and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL, 新能源科技), the world’s top battery maker, are closing plants in China’s Sichuan Province as a drought-induced power crisis worsens.
The Japanese automaker shut a factory in the provincial capital of Chengdu and would keep operations suspended until Saturday, company spokesperson Shiori Hashimoto said.
The Chengdu plant produces about 30,000 vehicles a year, including the Landcruiser Prado, the manufacturer’s Web site says.
CATL halted activity at its major lithium battery base in the city of Yibin through the same date, a local business publication reported.
The company did not respond to an e-mailed
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