Toyota and Daihatsu join Honda in ceasing work temporarily

PETALING JAYA: Toyota and Daihatsu have joined Honda in temporarily suspending production at their factories in Malaysia due to a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Toyota, which produced around 51,000 vehicles in Malaysia last year, will suspend sales and production from today, a spokesman said, adding that the company has not decided when production will resume.

Toyota's subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, which makes compact cars through Perodua, will also halt production between June 1 and 14, a spokesman said. The subsidiary made about 220,000 vehicles in 2020.