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By Automotive News - March 1

Iran War Disrupts Japan’s Auto Supply Chain As Toyota, Nissan Trim Production...

<p><span class="c-media-item__caption" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-pan-x: ; --tw-pan-y: ; --tw-pinch-zoom: ; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-gradient-from-position: ; --tw-gradient-via-position: ; --tw-gradient-to-position: ; --tw-ordinal: ; --tw-slashed-zero: ; --tw-numeric-figure: ; --tw-numeric-spacing: ; --tw-numeric-fraction: ; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-blur: ; --tw-brightness: ; --tw-contrast: ; --tw-grayscale: ; --tw-hue-rotate: ; --tw-invert: ; --tw-saturate: ; --tw-sepia: ; --tw-drop-shadow: ; --tw-backdrop-blur: ; --tw-backdrop-brightness: ; --tw-backdrop-contrast: ; --tw-backdrop-grayscale: ; --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ; --tw-backdrop-invert: ; --tw-backdrop-opacity: ; --tw-backdrop-saturate: ; --tw-backdrop-sepia: ; color: rgb(117, 113, 113); font-family: &quot;Noto Sans&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;"><img src="https://www.autonews.com/resizer/v2/UJPK5U4C4BEUJASOJCQ5YXLG5U.jpeg?focal=1842%2C749&amp;auth=ec9ce1055e98f60b10e81fc756fe2ce13ae5c6ccde911faed50d7fcfe3d7acf4&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2268" alt="Sato Koji, CEO of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association, says the country's carmakers rely on the Middle East for aluminum, naphtha and exports." style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">Sato Koji, CEO of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said the country's carmakers rely on the Middle East for aluminium, naphtha and exports.&nbsp;</span><span class="c-media-item__credit" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-pan-x: ; --tw-pan-y: ; --tw-pinch-zoom: ; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-gradient-from-position: ; --tw-gradient-via-position: ; --tw-gradient-to-position: ; --tw-ordinal: ; --tw-slashed-zero: ; --tw-numeric-figure: ; --tw-numeric-spacing: ; --tw-numeric-fraction: ; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(147, 197, 253, 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-blur: ; --tw-brightness: ; --tw-contrast: ; --tw-grayscale: ; --tw-hue-rotate: ; --tw-invert: ; --tw-saturate: ; --tw-sepia: ; --tw-drop-shadow: ; --tw-backdrop-blur: ; --tw-backdrop-brightness: ; --tw-backdrop-contrast: ; --tw-backdrop-grayscale: ; --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ; --tw-backdrop-invert: ; --tw-backdrop-opacity: ; --tw-backdrop-saturate: ; --tw-backdrop-sepia: ; color: rgb(117, 113, 113); font-family: &quot;Noto Sans&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">(HANS GREIMEL/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(117, 113, 113);">TOKYO — Toyota CEO Sato Koji warned that Japan’s auto industry faces potential aluminium and naphtha shortages as well as vehicle delivery disruption because of the Iran war.</span></p>