Toyota restarts final Chinese plant shut by virus outbreak

Japanese carmaker's other three factories in China operating at half capacity

Workers wear masks as they return to Toyota Motor's factory in Guangzhou on Feb. 17 after a shutdown prolonged by the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

MASAHISA YUZAWA, Nikkei staff writer

February 25, 2020 00:47 JST

NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor restarted its fourth and final Chinese assembly plant Monday following a nearly monthlong shutdown sparked by the deadly coronavirus outbreak.