Toyota extends North American plant shutdown; will stop paying 5,000 temp workers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it plans to reopen its North American auto plants on May 4, extending its current shutdown by two additional weeks.The Japanese automaker cited the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and decline in vehicle demand to extend the halt of production at all of its automobile and components plants in Canada, Mexico and the United States.Toyota will not furlough its direct employees, but has asked its hourly plant employees to take two days out of the 10..