Toyota Turkey to Suspend Production Due to Chip Crisis

As you know, for the last two years chip crisisremains the biggest threat in many manufacturing industries. The ever-growing shortage of chips, with the contribution of the pandemic, automotive industry It interrupts production in many sectors such as the computer and telephone sector.

Previously, it was stated that due to the chip crisis, the design of the cars was changed, there were no vehicles to be shown in the showrooms, and the deliveries of the vehicles could be delayed for 1 year or more. The chip crisis, which caused many factories to continue production intermittently, this time once again. Toyota Turkeyaffected .

Toyota Turkey suspends production

Producing its 3 millionth vehicle in 2021 and 3.6 billion dollars valued by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) “Turkey’s Second Biggest Exporter” Awarded with the title of Toyota Otomotiv Sanayi Türkiye AŞ, last year, it produced about 230 thousand vehicles and these vehicles produced 188 thousand was also exported.

However, the chip crisis hit Toyota Turkey once again. With the new statement made by Toyota Automotive Industry Turkey AŞ, the company, in line with the plans made, shortage of semiconductor parts due to production between 7 and 12 March Search will be reported.

Moreover, this is not the first time that Toyota Turkey has suspended production due to the chip crisis. A similar situation occurred in 2021, at the company’s factory in Adapazarı between 20 August and 5 September. call production was given. In the statement made at the time, it was stated that this break would not lead to a deviation from my company’s production target.

On the other hand, experts have different opinions about when the chip crisis will end. While some claim that the crisis will be resolved in 2022, others argue that the crisis may continue until 2023 or even 2024. In any case, it seems that the chip crisis, to deeply affect our lives. It looks like it will continue for a while.