Here’s What Could Happen to Toyota’s Russia Plant

• Toyota shutters Saint Petersburg plant in Russia's northwest six months after production was suspended in March, due to lack of stable parts supply.

• The plant is likely to be offered for sale, but the tooling would be unable to produce more Toyota models.

• Toyota is the latest automaker to shut down operations at a facility in Russia following disruptions in the supply chain after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

Toyota is ending its manufacturing presence in Russia six months after it suspended production in the aftermath of the outbreak of war in Ukraine, officially closing the Saint Petersburg plant in the northwest of the country, on the Baltic Sea, that had produced the Camry and the RAV4 for a number of European and Central Asian countries. The decision comes after a prolonged holding pattern during which Toyota had held open the possibility of resuming production, despite increased supply chain challenges.

Falling demand for new vehicles within the country and several of its neighbors was expected by some to prompt Toyota to leave even if the supply of parts had not seen disruption. But the plant, which had been idle since March 4, has succumbed to shortages of parts and materials, rather than following a political decision.

Hyundai and Nissan also have plants nearby, both of which have stood idle since March.

"During this period we have fully retained our workforce and ensured our facility was ready to re-start production if the circumstances allowed. However, after six months, we have not been able to resume normal activities and see no indication that we can re-start in the future," Toyota said in a statement.