Toyota Announces Recall Campaign In Europe For Potential Accelerator Pedal Issue
Feb 1, 2010
Toyota Motor Europe announced today the recall of 8 Toyota models in Europe, to solve a potential accelerator pedal issue ... 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
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
Consumer Reports Suspends Recommendations for Recalled Toyotas
Jan 29, 2010
YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Reports has temporarily suspended its "recommended" status for eight Toyota vehicle models and one Pontiac model that may have accelerator pedals that can stick and cause unintended acceleration. Consumer Reports are also advising used-car buyers to avoid purch ... 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
Toyota Accelerator Pedal Recall In Europe
Jan 28, 2010
There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position. ... 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
Toyota Halts US Sales of 8 Recalled Models
Jan 26, 2010
TORRANCE, Calif. Jan. 26, 2010; Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal, announced on January 21, 2010. "Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confi ... Continue reading
Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing Says Goodbye - VIDEO FEATURE
Jan 26, 2010
COLOGNE - January 26, 2010: After eight years competing in Formula One Racing the Panasonic-Toyota Team decided to pull the plug on the program. Over those years The Auto Channel had fun following their campaigns and broadcasting their entertaining and insightful videos. The video below is their swan-song goodbye. To r ... Continue reading
Toyota UK Takes Environmental Lead in 2009
Jan 22, 2010
Analysis of the CO2 output for all cars sold in the UK in 2009 reveals that Toyota is top of the low emission charts. ... Continue reading
Sticking Accelerator Causes Toyota to Recall 2.3 Million Vehicles; Edmunds.com Comments
Jan 22, 2010
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Toyota announced today that it would voluntarily initiate a recall of 2.3 million vehicles due to a problem with sticking accelerator pedals. Over 60 percent of the vehicles Toyota sold last year are affected by this recall. âAside from the safety concerns, I think the other issue is -- and w ... Continue reading
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