Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have said they plan to defer resumption of car assembly amid ongoing difficulties in parts supply following the tsunami devastation in the Tohoku region triggered by the March 11 mega-earthquake.
Vehicle output could be in for a lengthy suspension, as the two major automakers currently have no prospects of resuming production.
Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, earlier said it would suspend car assembly until Tuesday but then decided to delay resumption until Saturday. It will not operate plants to assemble vehicles Sunday.