Saturday, October 05, 2002
Toyota cuts back
Toyota has cut back on overtime at its Georgetown, Ky., plant because of a dock strike that has shut down 29 West Coast ports.
Overtime was eliminated at the plant Tuesday, said Dan Sieger, a Toyota spokesman.
We're concerned about parts shortages, Mr. Sieger said. We're concerned a prolonged dock strike could have an effect on the production of our North American-built vehicles.
Mr. Sieger said the company's vehicles built in North America are about 75 percent domestic content. The other 25 percent come from overseas.
And those parts obviously are critical, Sieger said.
Toyota employs about 5,300 production workers at its Georgetown plant, which assembles the Camry, Avalon sedans and Sienna minivans.
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