Ray LaHood U.S. Transportation Secretary's Comment About Toyota Recall Confuses Public and Industry
Feb 3, 2010
WASHINGTON, Feb 3, 2010; John Crawley writing for Reuters reportesd that transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent shares of battered Toyota Motor Corp plunging even further on Wednesday when he advised owners of recalled vehicles to stop driving their cars, later characterizing the remark as a misstatement. Toyota shar ... Continue reading
Feb 3, 2010
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 3, 2010; The following statement from the chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, John McEleney, is in response to the misstatement today by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the Toyota recall: "We are pleased that the Transportation Secretary moved quickly to clarify his views o ... Continue reading
Toyota Statement on Comments by Transportation Secretary LaHood on Feb. 3, 2010
Feb 3, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 3 -- We appreciate Secretary LaHood's clarification of his remarks today about Toyota's recall for sticking accelerator pedals. We want to make sure our customers understand that this situation is rare and generally does not occur suddenly. In the rare instances where it does occur, the vehicle c ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2010
Toyota today announced it will begin fixing accelerator pedals in recalled Toyota Division vehicles this week. In addition, Toyota has developed an effective solution for vehicles in production. Parts to reinforce the pedals are already being shipped for use by dealers, and dealer training is under way. ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2010
Toyota dealers still have a "limited window of opportunity" to avoid financial catastrophe following the automaker's massive 2.3 million vehicle recall, according to National Automotive experts, Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller. This includes increasing dealer marketing efforts and calming fears using social media and "town ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot To Recall Around 100,000 Cars
Jan 31, 2010
PARIS January 30, 2010; Sudip Kar-Gupta writing for Reuters reported that French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen (Paris:PEUP.PA - News) said on Saturday it would recall nearly 100,000 cars because they have the same accelerator-related problems currently afflicting Japan's Toyota (Tokyo:7203.T - News). "We are going to do ... Continue reading
Updated GM Statement on Pontiac Vibe Recalls
Jan 31, 2010
Detroit January 29, 2010; Amid the media attention over the Toyota recalls for possible unintended acceleration that include the Pontiac Vibe, many customers are wondering whether it is safe to drive their 2009 and 2010 models of the Vibe. Based on GMâs experience, the Vibe is safe to drive. Prior to the Toyota ac ... Continue reading
Akio Toyoda Apologises for Toyota Recall
Jan 30, 2010
TOKYO - January 30, 2010: Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologised for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, as the deepening recall crisis threatened to further damage its sales and delay an earnings recovery. "We're extremely sorry to have made customers uneasy," Toyod ... Continue reading
Zipcar Pulls Recalled Toyotas from Fleet, Awaits Fix from Toyota
Jan 29, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29 -- Zipcar, Inc., the world's largest car-sharing service, announced that, "The safety of our Zipsters is our top priority." The Company will not allow reservations for the recall-affected Toyota vehicles in the Zipcar fleet until the accelerator malfunction has been appropriately resolved by T ... Continue reading
CTS Comments on Toyota Accelerator Pedals
Jan 29, 2010
ELKHART, Ind.--CTS Corporation today expressed its âdeep concern that there is widespread confusion and incorrect informationâ about the role of CTS-manufactured gas pedals in the media coverage of the recent Toyota recall. âWe are disappointed that, despite these facts, CTS accelerator pedals have been ... Continue reading
Toyota Finds Fix for Gas Pedal Problem
Jan 29, 2010
DETROIT - January 29, 2010: According to an AP news story, Toyota Motor Corp. has told employees that it has figured out the problem with sticking accelerator pedals. The company will begin briefing them today, Friday. In an e-mail to employees obtained by The Associated Press, Toyota said that it presented the remedy ... Continue reading
Statement from Toyota on Supplier CTS
Jan 28, 2010
ERLANGER, Ky., Jan. 27 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) has been working closely with supplier CTS on a revised design that effectively remedies the problem associated with accelerator pedals. Pedals featuring the revised design are now in full production at CTS to support Toyota's needs ... Continue reading
Jan 27, 2010
Vehicle Make/Model: PONTIAC / VIBE Model Year(s): 2009-2010 Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Mfr's Report Date: JAN 21, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 10V018000 N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/LINKAGE Potential Number of Units Affected: Summary: GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING MO ... Continue reading
CTS Comments on Toyota's January 21 Safety Voluntary Recall
Jan 27, 2010
ELKHART, Ind.--CTS Corporation today provided comments on Toyotaâs recent accelerator pedal recall. As previously announced by Toyota, the January 21 voluntary recall results from what Toyota described as âa rare set of conditions which may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to re ... Continue reading
Toyota Facing an Audi-like Media Firestorm
Jan 27, 2010
AUTO CENTRAL - January 27, 2010: About a quarter of a century ago, Audi sales and reputation in the North American market were crushed by accusations that depressing the brake pedal on Audi 5000 cars caused the vehicle to accelerate. Consumer and consumer-watchdog hysteria peaked after â60 MINUTESâ showed fak ... Continue reading
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