Toyota Expects to Cut Full-Year Output Target Due to Chip Shortage

Toyota Expects to Cut Full-Year Output Target Due to Chip Shortage
A man works on the production line at the Toyota factory in Derby, central England, on March 7, 2011. Darren Staples/Reuters
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TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday its annual vehicle production was likely to come in below its initial target, as a persistent global semiconductor shortage hampers efforts by the world’s biggest car maker by sales to boost output.

The Japanese company has been under scrutiny over whether it can stick to its annual production target of a record 9.7 million vehicles after it missed interim goals in the first four months of the fiscal year that began in April.