No immediate layoffs are planned at the two Indiana factories that build Toyota models, which are currently enduring a production halt as the company looks to fix sticking gas pedals.
About 4,200 people work at Toyota’s southern Indiana plant near Princeton, which makes the Highlander and Sequoia SUVs that are among the troubled models. Toyota also is suspending its Camry assembly line at the 3,300-worker Subaru plant in Lafayette.
Princeton plant spokeswoman Kelly Dillon says the production lines will be shut down for a week beginning Monday, but that all employees will do training and plant-improvement work.
Tom Easterday, Subaru of Indiana senior vice president said all its employees will have eight hours of work each day.
Toyota plants in Kentucky and Texas and two in Canada also will experience production halts.
Ind. Toyota employees still on job despite recalls
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