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Japanese motor industry giant Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in its home country due to a glitch in its production system.

The move has brought domestic production at the world's biggest-selling car maker to a standstill. The malfunction has meant the firm has not been able to order components. A spokesperson told the BBC that the firm is trying to find the cause of the problem but does not currently believe it is due to a cyber attack.

由于生产系统中出现错误，日本车行巨头丰田暂停了其在本国全部工厂的生产线所有组装厂的运营。

该举动叫停了这个在全球拥有最大汽车销量的汽车生产公司在日本国内的整条生产线。被发现的故障意味着丰田公司此前未能订购组装原件。

On Tuesday morning, Toyota suspended operations at 12 of its 14 assembly plants in Japan. Later in the day a spokesperson said production at all 14 facilities would be suspended. The company has not yet said when it plans to restart the operations or how much production is expected to be lost due to the stoppage. In total, the 14 plants are estimated to account for around a third of Toyota's global production.

周二早晨，丰田暂停了共14所组装厂中12所的组装工作。同日稍晚，一位发言人表示，所有组装厂的运作都会暂时终止。公司并没有说明将在什么时候重启这些组装厂的运营，也没有透露受此次暂停的影响将会丢失多少产量。据估算，这14所组装厂的生产量共占丰田总生产量的约1/3。

The suspension comes as Toyota's production in Japan had been recovering after a series of issues. Its operations were hit last year after one of its suppliers was affected by a cyber attack. The one-day disruption caused an output loss of around 13,000 cars. Also last year, Toyota suspended operations at some of its production lines in Japan due to the coronavirus lockdown in China's economic hub Shanghai.

生产暂停发生时，丰田经历了一系列情况，正值在日产量的恢复期。去年，由于该公司的一个供应商遭遇网络攻击，它的生产线也曾遭遇打击。当时，组装工作暂停了一天，损失的产量约为13000辆车。同样也是在去年，丰田还因中国经济中心上海封城而关闭了几条日本生产线。

"Due to the impact of the semiconductor shortage, we announced our revised production plan for May," Toyota said at the time.

Toyota is a pioneer of the so-called "just-in-time" production system, which keeps costs down but can be vulnerable to problems if deliveries of components are disrupted.

当时，丰田表示：“由于半导体短缺，我们宣布修订五月的生产计划。”

丰田是“精益生产（即时生产）”生产系统的先驱者。这套系统可以降低成本，但如果组装原件的输送被打断，它就很容易出现问题。