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Tokyo, Feb 28 (AP) Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting on Tuesday, because of a system malfunction that a domestic supplier suspects is a cyberattack.<\/p>\n
Kojima Industries Corp, based in Toyota city in central Japan, said Monday the problem could be a cyberattack as an error was detected in its computer server system.<\/p>\n
As a result, the company said its system could not communicate properly with Toyota or monitor production, although there was nothing physically wrong with the production equipment.<\/p>\n
Kojima spokesman Tomohiro Takayama said the company was investigating and working to fix the problem.<\/p>\n
This has never happened before, Takayama said. We are not sure yet if it is a cyberattack, but we suspect it might be one.<\/p>\n
Kojima supplies Toyota with many parts including air-conditioning, steering wheel components and other parts for vehicles’ interiors and exteriors.<\/p>\n
It was unclear when the problem might be fixed and production could resume.<\/p>\n
Toyota Motor Corp., which makes the Prius hybrid and Camry sedan, apologized for inconveniencing its customers and promised to fix the problem as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
Hino Motors, a Toyota group truckmaker, said two of its production plants in Japan were similarly affected with a malfunction.<\/p>\n
The Nikkei business daily reported Daihatsu Motor Co., a Toyota affiliate that makes small cars, was also affected and had stopped production. Daihatsu was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n
Toyota and other automakers already are grappling with shortages of computer chips and other parts due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Some customers have been waiting months for their orders to be delivered.(AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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