Toyota to produce record 11 million cars in fiscal 2022 if chip supply stable

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Updated: Jan 25, 2022, 13:22 UTC

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to produce record a 11 million cars in the fiscal year of 2022 as long as chip supplies are stable, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp plans to produce a record 11 million cars in fiscal 2022, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Hitting that production target would depend on a stable supply of chips, the person said. The Nikkei newspaper earlier reported on the production plan. A Toyota spokesperson said the company was not the source of the production report.

(Reporting by Rocky Swift, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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