Unprecedented flooding arising from a massive storm which lashed the KZN coast early this week has impacted Toyota’s motor manufacturing plant in Prospecton, south of Durban. Andrew Kirby, President and CEO of Toyota South Motors, confirmed that there was significant damage to the Prospecton facility including the buildings, equipment as well as motor vehicles on the line.

“Our first priority was to ensure the safety of our employees and I’m pleased to report that there were no injuries resulting from this morning’s downpour. Production for now has been halted at the facility for the rest of today and tomorrow to enable us to quantify the extent of the damage – we’ll then reassess the situation again on Thursday and decide if we can resume normal manufacturing,” Kirby said.

Toyota manufactures the Corolla, Corolla Quest, Hilux, Fortuner and Quantum as well as assembles selected Hino product at its Prospecton Manufacturing Facility in Prospecton, Durban.