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Johannesburg - The head of Toyota SA, one of the country's largest vehicle manufacturers, said last night that it was still not certain as to when vehicle and parts production in Japan would return to normal.
But Johan van Zyl, president and CEO of Toyota SA, said late on Thursday the supply of parts was enough to cover vehicle production until the end of April.
Van Zyl confirmed that 500 vehicles imported from Japan had been delayed.
The Japanese-owned car maker is still grappling with the effects of the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks, which hit its parent Toyota Motor Corporation.
Toyota SA imports a number of vehicle models, including the Yaris, RAV 4, Land Cruiser and Lexus from Japan.
Toyota Motor shut down 12 plants, which were not directly affected by the disaster. But four of its affiliates, which are based in the Tohoku region, where the epicentre of the March 11 earthquake was, were hit hard.
In his address, entitled Doing Business in Japan, delivered at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs), Van Zyl said some plants that make components and vehicles had resumed production.
Within the next few days, more plants would open, he said, adding that the parent group was still studying the full impact of the disaster.
Asked when things would be back to normal in terms of production in Japan, Van Zyl said: "I don't know. We don't have the answer."
He said Toyota SA did not have certainty.
But Johan van Zyl, president and CEO of Toyota SA, said late on Thursday the supply of parts was enough to cover vehicle production until the end of April.
Van Zyl confirmed that 500 vehicles imported from Japan had been delayed.
The Japanese-owned car maker is still grappling with the effects of the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks, which hit its parent Toyota Motor Corporation.
Toyota SA imports a number of vehicle models, including the Yaris, RAV 4, Land Cruiser and Lexus from Japan.
Toyota Motor shut down 12 plants, which were not directly affected by the disaster. But four of its affiliates, which are based in the Tohoku region, where the epicentre of the March 11 earthquake was, were hit hard.
In his address, entitled Doing Business in Japan, delivered at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs), Van Zyl said some plants that make components and vehicles had resumed production.
Within the next few days, more plants would open, he said, adding that the parent group was still studying the full impact of the disaster.
Asked when things would be back to normal in terms of production in Japan, Van Zyl said: "I don't know. We don't have the answer."
He said Toyota SA did not have certainty.
