SAN ANTONIO -- Toyota officials informed Bexar County Tuesday of its intention to reduce its temporary employment needs by 200 workers, according to a source at the county's Economic Development Office, KSAT 12 News learned late Tuesday afternoon.

The move at the company's Tundra truck production plant is directly related to the increase in fuel costs, the declining economy and a decline in truck sales, according to the source. The county learned of the company's intentions via a letter sent to city and county officials as well as Aerotech, the company that supplies the plant with some of its temporary employees, according to the source.

The company informed employees of production adjustments Tuesday, according to Toyota spokesman Mike Goss. The company will slow down the rate of production and implement a series of non-work days, Goss said. Full-time employees will be paid and will work on "plant improvment activities" on non-production days, Goss said.

Toyota will set aside 14 non-production days throughout the coming months, according to company officials. The production line will cease on those days and leave full-time employees to work on plant improvement projects and receive extra training, according to company officials.

About 200 temporary jobs will be eliminated over the course of the summer, Goss said. The job and production cuts are due to declining truck sales and a sluggish economy, Goss confirmed. Those employees whose jobs were affected were given 60-day notices Tuesday.

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