<p>Toyota Motor Corp will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan due to the worldwide shortage of semiconductors, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>The automaker had been aiming to make a little under 900,000 cars but has reduced that to about 500,000, according to the report.</p>.<p>Toyota had no immediate response to a request for comment.</p>.<p>A resurgence in Covid-19 cases has disrupted parts supplies and production at car companies, compounding a months-long pandemic-fuelled chip crunch.</p>.<p>Toyota, the world's largest automaker by sales volumes, said this month it was facing an unpredictable business environment due to fresh Covid-19 cases in emerging countries, semiconductor shortage, and soaring material prices.</p>
<p>Toyota Motor Corp will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan due to the worldwide shortage of semiconductors, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>The automaker had been aiming to make a little under 900,000 cars but has reduced that to about 500,000, according to the report.</p>.<p>Toyota had no immediate response to a request for comment.</p>.<p>A resurgence in Covid-19 cases has disrupted parts supplies and production at car companies, compounding a months-long pandemic-fuelled chip crunch.</p>.<p>Toyota, the world's largest automaker by sales volumes, said this month it was facing an unpredictable business environment due to fresh Covid-19 cases in emerging countries, semiconductor shortage, and soaring material prices.</p>