Toyota readies plants for worst-case floods
Dykes now four metres above sea level
- Published: 28/10/2011 at 08:31 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
CHACHOENGSAO : Although Toyota Motor Thailand says the worst-case scenario is unlikely, the country's largest automobile manufacturer is still preparing flood prevention plans for its three plants, two of which face flooding risks.
The assembly line at Toyota Motor Thailand’s Ban Pho factory, before production was halted on Oct 10. It produces 220,000 pickup trucks per year.
Vudhigorn Suriyachantananont, senior vice-president of TMT's administration division, said Toyota had been preparing for two weeks, as it faces risks from slowly draining water.
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