You think it's hard to find a new car now? Toyota HALVES production across RAV4 Hybrid, Corolla and more as it idles almost every factory it has

A serious supply shortage has forced Toyota to paused production at almost every factory it has, with deliveries expected to hit everything from the GR Yaris and Corolla to the C-HR, RAV4, HiAce, as well as the LandCruiser 300 Series and LandCruiser Prado.

Lexus vehicles have also been impacted, with the LS, IS, RC, RCF, NX, CT, UX and UX300e impacted.

Toyota's clock-work production schedule has been thrown into chaos by the ongoing parts shortages, as well as the resurgence of covid-19 across Asia.

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In Japan alone the rolling shutdowns will stretch from August into September, and will impact 27 production lines across every one of Toyota's 14 domestic production facilities. The work-stops will last anywhere from one to 28 days, depending on the facility.

The results of these shutdowns are massive, with Toyota's production falling by 40 per cent, from around 900,000 vehicles to around 500,000, with the obvious flow-on effect meaning longer queues and wait times for new vehicles.

According to some reports, the USA alone will miss out on 80,000 vehicles. China, too, will lose 80,000, while Europe will miss out on 40,000. The other missing vehicles will be felt across Toyota's other markets, including Australia.

"Adjustments will be made to production operations of plants for completed vehicles in Japan as follows, such as parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. This is in addition to the adjustment of domestic production operations in August 2021 announced on July 22 and July 27," the band said in a statement.

Toyota is hoping to get back to regular production levels by October, but has warned the delays could continue is component supply remains thin, adding that owing to the tight nature of Toyota's production schedules, catching-up will be difficult.

"In October and beyond, we think there are risks so we will monitor the situation every day, going forward. In October and beyond, we would like to recover as much as we can, but we already have tight production plans," Toyota's Global procurement manager Kazunari Kumakura to America's Automotive News.