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NHTSA says Toyota’s acceleration problems caused 89 deaths

The title pretty much says it all as a recent report of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota vehicles were involved in unintended acceleration accidents that have totalled 89 deaths since 2000. This figure is a worryingly increase compared to the previously reported figure of 52 fatalities due to the issue. The NHTSA issued a report which confirmed the...

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Toyota’s CEO considers recalls “a good lesson”

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Company has recently stated that the scrutiny his company has undergone has been "a good lesson" and it will only be followed by Toyota emerging from this affair stronger than ever. He went even further, to quote an old Japanese proverb which goes something like this "After the rain, the ground hardens" and then...