Benzinga | Jun 1, 2021 10:39AM EDT

Toyota, Honda Briefly Stop Malaysian Production Due To Lockdown: Reuters

* Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) and Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE:HMC) have temporarily suspended production at their Malaysian factories due to the countrywide COVID-19 lockdown from June 1 to June 14, Reuters reports.

* Toyota produced 51,000 vehicles in Malaysia in 2020.

* Toyota's compact car manufacturing subsidiary Daihatsu Motor made 220,000 vehicles in Malaysia in 2020.

* Honda's two Malaysian plants produced 100,000 cars and 300,000 motorcycles annually.

* Price action: TM shares are higher by 3.85% at $172.37, and HMC shares are down by 0.40% at $31.13 on the last check Tuesday.