Toyota says to produce in Japan at half of plans until June 3

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would keep its Japanese factories open after the spring holidays in early May, producing at half of original plans at least until June 3.

The world's biggest automaker had said last week it would resume production at all of its domestic plants from April 18, building about half the planned volumes due to a shortage of parts after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake hit many suppliers last month.

It will stick to plans to suspend output during the factories' "Golden Week" holidays from April 28 to May 9. Production plans beyond June 3 will be determined based on parts availability, a spokeswoman said.