TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. has discovered that even keys can be too “smart” for their own good.
The world’s top-selling carmaker said on Thursday it would replace one of the two electronic “smart” keys it delivers in Japan with a mechanical one for the time being as it races to get cars to customers in Japan.
“As the shortage of semiconductors continues, this is a provisional measure aimed at delivering cars to customers as quickly as possible,” Toyota said in a statement, apologizing for the inconvenience.
“As for the second smart key, we plan to hand it over as soon as it is ready,” it added….