Overview

• With its only Latin American engine plant offline, Toyota suspended vehicle assembly in Sorocaba and Indaiatuba and paused operations nationwide.
• The company says reconstruction will take months and expects the Porto Feliz unit to reach full capacity only in 2026.
• To restart assembly, Toyota is seeking engine supplies from its plants abroad while it completes a detailed damage assessment.
• Union talks focus on preserving jobs through temporary measures such as layoff or collective vacations, with votes beginning this week.
• The official finding of a microexplosion contrasts with independent meteorologists who cited tornado-like damage, as debris was hurled kilometers from the site.