A powerful typhoon has forced Toyota and Nissan to suspend production at factories in southwestern Japan this week.
The two companies will cut shifts, although there are still no details on the number of cars that will be lost from production.
The threat to factories came from Typhoon Hinnamnor.
The typhoon first hit Okinawa before moving north towards South Korea and the southern tip of Japan.
The storm cell is classified as a “Category Five” high-destruction typhoon with strong winds reported by NASA, which reach speeds of 220kMh.
Toyota will suspend two shifts at its three factories in Fukuoka province, although they expect this to be a temporary disruption.
In the case of Nissan, and its subsidiary Nissan Shatai in Fukuoka province, it is expected to lose two tournaments.