Toyota deals with recalls fallout
A senior Toyota Motor executive in the United States warned in an email last January that the automaker needed to "come clean" on a safety defect that caused accelerator pedals to become stuck open, a Japanese media report said.
US: Toyota may be hit with second large recall fine
12 April 2010
US safety regulators may seek a second penalty against Toyota Motor for knowingly delaying a massive recall over defective accelerator pedals, after imposing a record US$16.4m fine against the automaker a week ago (5 April), weekend media reports in the US said.
US: Toyota Canada, US officials, divided over accelerator details
8 April 2010
Toyota Canada and the United States Transportation Department disagree about when the Canadian unit was first told to repair pedals on several models to avoid unintended acceleration, according to a US newspaper report.
JAPAN: Toyota US exec sent 'come clean' email in January - report
8 April 2010
A senior Toyota Motor executive in the United States warned in an email last January that the automaker needed to "come clean" on a safety defect that caused accelerator pedals to become stuck open, a Japanese media report said on Thursday.
US: Toyota to aggressively defend against lawsuits and "speculation"
7 April 2010
Toyota intends to aggressively defend itself against lawsuits and "speculation" about its safety credentials in the wake of a series of large recalls, a top US executive has said.
SOUTH KOREA: Toyota ordered to recall Lexus and Camry models
6 April 2010
South Korea's transport ministry has ordered Toyota to recall about 13,000 cars due to defective parts.
JAPAN/US: Japan diplomatic over US Toyota fine plans
6 April 2010
The Japanese government on Tuesday gave a muted reaction to US plans to impose a fine on Toyota Motor over its handling of recalls for vehicles with defective gas pedals.
US: Incentives work March magic for Toyota
2 April 2010
March proved incentives work. Battered by recalls and a tarnished image, Toyota cranked up the cash machine to record levels and all was forgiven. March sales skyrocketed 86.8% compared to February and, adjusted for selling days, finished 35.3% ahead of March 2009 at 186,863 units.
US: NASA, scientists, to help Toyota electronics scrutiny
31 March 2010
Unable to establish itself if electronic gremlins are a cause of some unintended acceleration incidents in Toyotas, the US Department of Transport has asked the National Academy of Sciences and NASA to help.
ANALYSIS: Toyota's PR 'lessons to be learned'
30 March 2010
A report published by UK-based marketing specialist Cream Global is sharply critical of Toyota's public relations (PR) management during its recent international recalls and quality shortfalls media storm.
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