The plant produces around 10,000 units annually, mainly of X-Trail sport utility vehicles and pick-up trucks.
Six days of protest against President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule have shaken Egypt and left at least 125 people dead as the veteran leader clings to power.
Several foreign governments including Japan have said they would evacuate their nationals, while the United States authorised the departure of embassy families.
Japan’s Kyodo news agency later reported that Suzuki Motor and Isuzu Motors had also suspended vehicle production at their plants in Egypt to ensure employee safety.
Among other Japanese firms, electronic maker Panasonic Corp. has urged its employees to postpone business trips to Egypt, Jordan and Yemen, a spokesman said.
Toyota Motor, which sold about 15,000 units in Egypt last year, plans to start assembling 3,000 sport utility vehicles annually in the country from early next year.
“The company is halting any business trips to Egypt for now,” said spokesman Paul Nolasco, adding there is no impact yet from the political unrest on the automaker’s production plans in the country.
Source: Yahoo News