Toyota, the world’s top car maker, has announced a new worldwide recall of more than 400,000 of its hybrid vehicles.
Most are the latest model of the Prius, Toyota’s flagship “green” car.
The recall follows hundreds of complaints from drivers in Japan and the US about braking problems with the vehicles.
It is the latest in a series of recalls involving more than eight million cars.
Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Tokyo. (09 Feb, 2010)
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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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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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Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Rebecca Lindland, an analyst at IHS Global Insight, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the U.S. Transportation Department’s probe into Toyota Motor Corp.’s Prius hybrid car for reports of defective brakes in its 2010 model.
Lindland also compares Toyota’s current troubles to recalls by Volkswagen AG’s Audi brand in the 1980s. (Source: Bloomberg)
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