Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan due to a glitch in its production system.

According to BBC News, the Japanese motor giant is working on a malfunction which has left the firm unable to order components.

This has brought a halt to operations at its 14 plants in Japan which account for around a third of Toyota’s global production.

This suspension comes as the company’s production in Japan had been recovering from a series of issues.

Its operations were hit last year after one of its suppliers was affected by a cyber attack and there was also a suspension of operations due to the COVID lockdown in China’s economic hub Shanghai.