LandCruiser lockout continues! Toyota LC300 production stopped again - but what does it mean for Australian wait times?

Toyota production woes have surfaced again, with the brand once again forced to pause manufacturing on some of its most popular models, including the hugely popular LC300 which has only just now started appearing in Australia.

According to Reuters and Automotive News, the latest set-back will see some 9,000 vehicles cut from production. And it couldn't come at a worse time, with Toyota having announced a return to business as usual in December, as it pushed to make up earlier stoppages.

At fault again is a semi-conductor and parts shortage from South-East Asia, likely exacerbated by the rise of new coronavirus variants.

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It's not yet clear the impact this new stoppage could have on Australian deliveries, or whether this will be the last time the LC300 factory is slowed or stopped.

While it had appeared Toyota had weathered the semiconductor storm, August was the beginning of a new story, with the company confirming that rolling shutdowns would stretch from August into September, and would impact 27 production lines across every one of Toyota's 14 domestic production facilities.

As a result, Toyota's production would fall by 40 per cent, from around 900,000 vehicles to around 500,000, in September.

The news worsened again in October, with another 400,000 vehicles stripped from Toyota's totals, with 180,000 of those bound for international markets.

December was to be the month production returned to normal, until these smaller shutdowns threw a spanner in the works.

Happily, Toyota still plans to make up for lost time, The world's biggest car producer by volume said it is sticking to its September-announced production target of nine million vehicle by the end of March.