Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, September 13 According to news from the Nikkei Chinese website on the 13th, compared with the scale of production reduction originally planned for 2021, Toyota and other six Japanese automakers have reduced production by more than 1 million vehicles.

　　 At present, the scale of the new crown epidemic in Southeast Asia is expanding again. This region is an Asian supply base for automotive semiconductors, and its influence also extends to European and American automakers.

       According to the report, overall, due to semiconductor shortages and other factors, Toyota reduced its production by 300,000, Nissan by 250,000, Suzuki by 350,000, Mazda by 70,000, Mitsubishi by 40,000, and Subaru by 40,000. , Honda reduced its production by 150,000 vehicles.

　　 According to reports, Toyota will reduce its global production for fiscal year 2021 (ending March 2022) to 9 million vehicles, 3% lower than the initial plan. Nissan has announced a plan to reduce production of 250,000 vehicles throughout the year, while Suzuki’s production reduction is equivalent to 10% of 2020 production, which is about 350,000 vehicles.

　　(Switzerland) The shutdown of STMicroelectronics' Malaysian plant has had a greater impact. STMicroelectronics supplies chips to Toyota's suppliers, but the expansion of the epidemic has made it difficult for employees to attend work and cannot manufacture brake parts, etc., resulting in the production of complete vehicles.

　　 Reported that STMicroelectronics has placed orders for 18 months, but the factory was unable to run smoothly and was unable to process the orders in time.

　　 Infineon Technologies, a large automotive semiconductor company, has suspended operations at its Malacca plant in southern Malaysia for 20 days in 5 weeks since June. The plant produces semiconductors used in steering wheels and brakes, and supplies them to auto parts manufacturers.

　　 The report also said that according to estimates issued by the American research company in early September, global automobile production in 2021 will be reduced by about 6% compared to the initial forecast, to about 80 million vehicles, and the opportunity loss of operating income exceeds 130 billion U.S. dollars.