At least 6 months before regular production for Toyota;

Toyota will see at least 6 months before the company returns to regular vehicle production, says a Toyota spokesperson. Models sold at Maryland Scion may end up being affected in terms of inventory due to this production delay, however at the moment it is unclear which particular dealerships would be affected by the slowdown. Toyota said that it will take until at least November for production to return back to normal and be on pace with production for models sold at Auburn Hyundai Dealership. Factory suspensions have bottomed out at the moment and output will begin rebounding this summer to help the company return to similar levels of output as Hyundai and other competitors, and the latest Hyundai models can be purchased from a Hyundai Dealer Lancaster.

This announcement is the first time that Toyota has made a public declaration of the timeframe it expects to take for the company to return to full production. This timeframe may give an idea of how long it will take other Japanese automakers like Honda and Nissan to also recover from the earthquakes, as these companies have also struggled with logistical problems stemming from the earthquakes and tsunami. The timeframe is long range and not very specific but it will help dealerships with their planning to avoid inventory shortages and other potential problems that could stem from the delays.

The president of Toyota said that the purpose of the timeframe announcement was to help dealers in their conversations with customers. At the moment salespeople couldn't talk in specifics because there were not specifics available but with the timeframe announcement they now can talk to their customers with an idea in mind about delivery timing. By November or December, output level is expected to be back to where it was before the earthquake and resulting tsunami that destroyed many villages and facilities in northeast Japan.