Japan firms' output hit by floods | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Toyota on Wednesday said production at its three Thailand plants would be halted until at least Saturday, with the operations of many Japanese firms crippled by the country's worst flooding in decades.

An aerial picture shows cars submerged in floodswaters at a Honda car factory outside the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok on October 11. Toyota has said production at its three Thailand plants would be halted until at least October 15, with the operations of many Japanese firms crippled by the country's worst flooding in decades.

Automakers such as Toyota, Honda and Isuzu have suspended production due to direct flood damage to facilities or because of the heavily disruptive impact of the flooding on their component supply chains.