This Oct. 23, 2019 file photo shows the logo of Toyota Motor Corp. (Mainichi)

       NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it is planning an additional production halt at part of its domestic assembly plants later this month as the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to procure some parts from suppliers in Southeast Asia.

       Toyota will suspend a production line at its Tahara plant in Aichi Prefecture and also a line at its Miyata factory in Fukuoka Prefecture for three days through Dec. 22, resulting in an output loss of 14,000 vehicles for December, up 5,000 from the previous estimate.

       The automaker had already partially idled part of the production lines at the two plants this month and plans to do so at two other domestic factories.

       However, Toyota is still maintaining its worldwide annual output target of 9 million vehicles for the current business year through March 2022 as it aims to make up for lost production later.

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