Affected by the shortage of chips, Toyota decided to replace smart keys with mechanical keys.

CTOnews.com, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) Toyota recently announced that it will temporarily replace one of the two intelligent digital keys that come with the new car with a mechanical key to deal with the chip supply problem.

"due to the continuing shortage of semiconductors, this is a temporary measure aimed at delivering cars to customers as soon as possible," Toyota said in a statement. as for the second smart key, we plan to hand it over to the owner as soon as it is ready. "

It is reported that the change will apply to 14 Toyota models and 9 Lexus models.

"due to delays in the supply chain, Toyota will temporarily provide a smart key for some vehicles manufactured in North America," Toyota said in a statement. our manufacturing, logistics and sales teams are working to develop strategies to minimize the impact on customers. "

CTOnews.com learned that the global shortage of semiconductors has had a serious impact on automobile production and transportation. Earlier, the Japanese carmaker warned that its annual car production could fall short of its initial annual target. On Friday, Toyota said that while overseas sales increased in the first half of fiscal 2023, mainly in Asia, global sales were lower than the previous year due to "tight supply and demand for semiconductors and other factors."