The world’s top-selling AutoMobile Officials said that the company going to replace one of the two electronic “smart” keys it delivers in Japan with a mechanical one for the time being as it races to get cars to customers in Japan.
Toyota Officials said in a statement, apologizing for the inconvenience.“As the shortage of semiconductors continues, this is a provisional measure aimed at delivering cars to customers as quickly as possible,”
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“As for the second smart key, we plan to hand it over as soon as it is ready,” it added.
A global chip shortage has caused a severe delay in car production and shipments, with many buyers having to wait years to get their cars delivered.
Toyota has been hit particularly hard this year, with natural disasters and other disruptions adding to their troubles not only this but the Covid-19 pandemic also affected the automobile industry.
Last week, the maker of Toyota and Lexus models warned that it would probably be unable to build the 9.7 million vehicles it had initially forecast for the current business year.
