The fragility in the supply chain and the production of vehicles has experienced one of its greatest examples: all Toyota factories in Japan closed on Tuesday, March 1, due to a cyberattack on one of its main suppliers . With a single day of closure, the world's largest vehicle manufacturer will stop producing more than 13,000 vehicles .
The complete closure of all Toyota plants in Japan, of which it is not yet clear if it will have to be extended to next Wednesday, March 2, comes after Kojima Industries, one of the main suppliers of plastic parts for the brand, has suffered an alleged cyberattack, as they have recognized in the Nikkei newspaper .
The alleged attack, whose origin is not clear and which prevents access to the Kojima Industries website at the time of writing this article, has endangered the entire supply chain of Toyota in Japan, forcing a complete shutdown. of its 14 plants and 28 production lines. Company spokespersons, as Nikkei collects, have already publicly apologized
Due to a system failure at a domestic supplier (Kojima Industries), we have decided to suspend the operation of 28 lines at 14 plants in Japan on Tuesday, March 1 (both the first and second shifts). We apologize to our relevant vendors and customers for any inconvenience this may cause. We will also continue to work with our suppliers to strengthen the supply chain and do our best to deliver vehicles to our customers as quickly as possible.
More than 10,000 cars affected
The shutdown of all Toyota production highlights the fragility of a supply chain that is grappling with a widespread shortage of semiconductors and, in recent days, a lack of raw materials as a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine .
Until now there have been numerous manufacturers that work at half throttle, since they do not have the necessary means to operate at full capacity. However, this supposed cyberattack is a living example of the tight times that are handled in the production of vehicles.
Según Nikkei, Toyota dejará de producir más de 13.000 coches en un solo día de cierre, lo que supone el 5% de la producción total del país. Este revés llega después de un inicio de año complicado para el fabricante. En enero tuvo que cerrar hasta siete líneas de producción por falta de semiconductores y las protestas de camioneros en Canadá en este mismo mes de febrero también provocó problemas en la cadena de suministros. De hecho, la compañía se vio obligada finalmente a reducir sus previsiones de fabricación a 8,5 millones de unidades (antes eran de 9 millones) ante el cierre del año fiscal el próximo mes de marzo.
While no one has been able to identify the origin of the cyberattack, the timing is suspicious. Japan has just joined other countries in imposing financial and economic sanctions against Russia , thanks to the invasion of Ukraine. Spotting potential problems, the Japanese government warned domestic companies to be on guard against potential cyberattacks, only for one of its largest corporations to come under attack hours later.
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