TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended manufacturing in France, Portugal and the Philippines due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, in new work stoppages that have an effect on such nameplates because the Yaris and Land Cruiser. The shutdowns don't have an effect on automobiles exported to the U.S.

Toyota will droop operations of all three shifts at its plant in France, which makes the Toyota Yaris and Yaris hybrid small automobile, from March 18-31, Japans largest automaker stated on Tuesday. 

The Portugal plant, which makes the older era Toyota Land Cruiser 70 SUV, was closed for 2 weeks from March 16.

In the meantime, the Philippines plant will likely be down from March 17 till an unspecified time in mid-April. That manufacturing facility makes the Vios, a sedan model of the Yaris, and the Innova compact MPV. 

Toyota stated it was suspending output on the services in keeping with authorities pointers in these nations which are geared toward slowing the unfold of the coronavirus. 

It additionally stated that its Tianjin plant in China...