CoronavirusToyota to halt plants in Europe as COVID variant disrupts traffic
Factory operations in UK and France to be suspended starting on Tuesday
Trucks are stuck on the M20 motorway ahead of the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, Britain, on Dec. 18. © Reuters
MINORU SATAKE, Nikkei staff writer
December 22, 2020 09:37 JST
LONDON -- Toyota Motor's European subsidiary has revealed it will suspend operations at its factories in the U.K. and France on Tuesday in response to the spread of the coronavirus variant that has stopped the flow of logistics between the countries.