Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — James Womack, chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, talks with Bloombergs Lori Rothman and Matt Miller about Toyota Motor Corp.s handling of its vehicle recalls.
Toyota will recall its 2010 model Prius hybrid car in Japan this week to repair a problem with the vehicles braking system, two people familiar with the matter said, adding to global recalls of almost 8 million autos for separate defects. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has begun working to resolve a brake problem in its flagship Prius hybrid vehicles.
The fix comes after the company announced it was recalling more than 400,000 cars in the latest in a series of embarassing quality problems.
On Wednesday Toyota announced a further recall, this time affecting some 7,000 of its 2010 Camry model, which it says has problems with the power-steering.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Tokyo on how Toyota is trying to repair its damaged image. (10 Feb, 2010)
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Toyota USA says it is evaluating 2010 Prius brake problems, but has not issued a recall on the gas-electric hybrid.(Feb. 4)
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Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Gigi Stone reports on the outlook for Toyota Motor Corp.s Prius hybrid car, which is under investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department for reports of defective brakes in its 2010 model. (Source: Bloomberg)
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