Automakers Toyota and Nissan have paused operations at plants in northern Japan after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the northeast coast off Fukushima late on March 16.
The companies confirmed the suspension in separate statements to Bloomberg.
Toyota, Nissan Halt Operations at Japanese Plants After Earthquake
Workers assembling fourth generation Toyota Prius cars on the production line at the company's Tsutsumi assembly plant in Toyota City, Aichi prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2017. Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP via Getty Images
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