Toyota Motor to resume at Japan plants after earthquake

Toyota Motor Corp will resume production at all domestic plants on Monday in the aftermath of the catastrophic March 11 earthquake, the carmaker said in a statement.

The vehicle production from May 10 to June 3 will proceed at approximately 50 percent of normal. TMC will decide on production after this period after assessing the situation of its suppliers and other related companies, the statement added.

This decision will allow the carmaker to produce vehicles at all its Japanese vehicle-production facilities from April 18 to April 27 at approximately 50 percent of normal and for all production facilities to enter their annual spring holiday through May 9, it said.