Toyota congressional hearing
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As Toyota struggles to improve its credibility in the wake of a number of car recalls since the start of 2010, its engineers discovered nothing wrong with the electronic system that controls the car’s speed, and instead said, in some cases, it was driver error that caused sudden acceleration
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Toyota recalls 2.2m vehicles over mats
Toyota announced another huge vehicle recall in the US in response to concerns that it had not fully resolved problems with defective floor mats
Toyota’s throttle systems cleared
A US investigation into unintended acceleration in the Japanese carmaker’s vehicles, which caused a number of fatal crashes, has found no flaws in the electronic systems
Toyota recalls 1.7m cars to check fuel pipes
The Japanese carmaker said the precautionary move, which includes one model made by its Lexus luxury marque, attested to its greater vigilance in tackling quality problems
Toyota aims to boost cars’ visual appeal
Toyota plans to build vehicles that are more eye-catching to counter criticism its cars are too bland
Toyota’s Prius at centre of extended family
The Japanese carmaker unveils a new family of vehicles around the Prius, signalling its ambition to parlay its top-selling hybrid car into a fully fledged sub-brand
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Japanese carmakers en route to the next jam
In addition to the general problem of uncertainty about demand, few executives at Japanese carmakers expect relief soon from an expensive yen, writes Jonathan Soble
Toyota’s woes can spark new thinking
Japan must bid ‘sayonara’ to blue chip exporters and reconfigure its economic strategy around domestic demand, writes Peter Tasker
Toyota Town tests loyalty of its residents
It is no longer ‘treasonous’ to own a marque other than Toyota in the eponymous city, but the carmaker still runs a miniature welfare state
How Toyota engineered its own downfall
The fact that Toyota let cars go out with faulty accelerators and brakes suggests something has gone seriously awry. After all, starting and stopping are fairly integral parts of the motoring experience, writes David Pilling
Toyota’s long climb comes to an abrupt halt
Many of the features that made Toyota the largest carmaker and until last year the most profitable carmaker in history are starting to look more like liabilities
Warning to Toyota: speed can kill
The public may forgive an honest mistake, but not what it sees as complacency or incompetence on safety. That Toyota now risks losing its reputation for quality is proof of inadequate management
Damage control exercise misfires
Any further botching of the message to consumers could hit the brand hard
US regulators gear up amid talk of gremlin
Officials are asking Toyota whether the electronics in its vehicles could be causing the problems with unintended acceleration
Cars: Off the road
The safety crisis that threatens Toyota’s reputation as well as its return to profit raises questions about the expansion that made it industry leader worldwide
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