Chip shortage affecting output of pickup trucks


  • Auto
  • Monday, 11 Jan 2021

The Japanese company expects to trim output of its Tundra model manufactured in San Antonio by 40% this month as a result of limited chip supplies, a spokesman for Toyota’s US operations said

SAN ANTONIO: Toyota Motor Corp is cutting production of its full-size pickup truck made in Texas due to a global shortage of semiconductors that has impacted many of the world’s largest automakers.

The Japanese company expects to trim output of its Tundra model manufactured in San Antonio by 40% this month as a result of limited chip supplies, a spokesman for Toyota’s US operations said in an email Saturday.

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