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Labor shortages from the auto company's suppliers have caused a paralysis in supply lines.
Tijuana BC.-W Toyota factories In the entity, they were paralyzed due to the impact on supply lines for up to two weeks, according to the Director of Administration and External Affairs in Toyota car manufacturing to Baja California (Tembec), Juan Carlos Medina.
He explained that recently there have been labor shortage conditions that have directly hurt the brand's suppliers, something he said is global due to the chain of materials across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
From this standpoint, he pointed out that the affected suppliers were not limited to one country or country, but rather were mixed due to a shortage of workers, which prompted the company to send employees to support supply lines.
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About the effects
Regarding the impacts, he said that they were not as severe as expected, but they had an impact on the launch of the new Tacoma model, which was at the beginning of the production and sales acceleration curve.
We were down for about two weeks while we restored production or our suppliers restored their production conditions.
The Director of Administration and External Affairs of Timbak noted.
He explained on this line that certain periods have already been scheduled to figure out how to create and distribute the unit, but that does not mean a major loss for the company.
They rule out layoffs
He also ruled out that the paralysis caused the dismissal of employees at Toyota factories spread across the country. Baja California.
He stated that they were appointed to project this new unit 730 employeesWho he said are continuing to work at their jobs.
“Definitely no loss of jobs, no loss because we are committed to long-term jobs and long-term sustainability, employees have continued to receive their salaries,” Juan Carlos Medina said.
Currently, they are 3 thousand 090 job opportunities Produced by the automobile brand statewide, in addition to another 1,500 created through suppliers.
