Thailand is suffering from its worst flood in 50 years, and the scenes on the telly are sad, showing entire towns submerged in water. People have been displaced and industries paralysed. No one is spared, from hard disk drive makers like Western Digital to auto companies Honda and Toyota, plus their suppliers.
Honda’s plant in Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya, is still a large aquarium, and Toyota has stopped operations at all its three plants in Samrong, Gateway and Ban Pho due to parts shortage. Here’s an update from UMW Toyota Motor on the current situation:
With the recent flooding in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Toyota Motor Thailand Co. (TMT) has decided to halt operations at all three plants at Samrong, Gateway and Ban Pho plants due to interruption in parts supply from affected suppliers.
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd would like to inform all customers, at this moment there is no interruption to the delivery of Toyota CKD (complete knocked down) and CBU (complete built-up) models retailed by the company for the month of October.
However, if the situation in Ayutthaya, Thailand continues to deteriorate, we will advise our customers on their vehicle delivery status individually.
“Our commitment to our customers remains topmost in our priority. We are closely monitoring on the parts supply situation in Thailand and will provide any updates or information in a timely manner. We sincerely hope for the quickest possible recovery and appreciate our customers and business partners understanding during these difficult times” said En. Ismet Suki, President of UMW Toyota Motor.
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“Our commitment to our customers remains topmost in our priority. We are closely monitoring on the parts supply situation in Thailand and will provide any updates or information in a timely manner. We sincerely hope for the quickest possible recovery and appreciate our customers and business partners understanding during these difficult times” said En. Ismet Suki, President of UMW Toyota Motor.
“And for our current and potential customer info, our parts source from Tom Yam land, and not from Japan as Malaysian thought forever. That’s why it is free from recall not like Toyota product in USA and Japan. We hope this perception will forever in the Malaysian mind so our UMW sales together with Perodua combined will totally dominate Malaysian market, making more money for us. Thank for your supports”
come to malaysia laa. No need to save water face one. Save the business is more important.
‘banjir termenung’?
Toyota Company should build its full manufacture plant in Malaysia as we do no have terrible natural disasters. Toyota and other companies should start a supply chain here as many big vacant lands are available.
Many big cities and rural areas in thailand are only 2 meter above sea level. I believe what happen in thailand is not the first and it may not be the last. Today, we witness climate change and global warming plus fast unplanned developments will push most future of seasonal flood hurricane typhoon and earthquake zones into worst scenarios. The trend of gradual and frequent disasters are being observed on the rise year to year.
If big corporation never learn their mistakes, they will never ever learn at all. This is a piece of bad supply chain management that unable to foresee the places of their high risk investments consequently affecting global shortage in mechanical parts. Here, who is to blame but blame the industries itself?
shift to Malaysia
if got delay in deliveris just admit like honda la..dont say will tell customr individially..sked ar..
cmon, would you appreciate it more if you got a personal call from them instead of a ‘general statement’ to the public?i think its common sense….
sked ady, prolly, what kind of manglish is this?
more than 3 million people are affected. I feel sorry for them.
Condolence to siamese.
Condolence to Toyota.
Btw, didnt u guys ever scrutinize your plan to the last details? U know the place is prone to such disaster yet you push forward.