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Toyota hybrid car “Prius” the man was driving (37) Chiba Prefectural Police were investigating the accident caused the rear-end collision in July 2005, structural problems and determined the car was not negligent driving revealed in an interview to the police that he had sent papers to prosecutors Matsudo, Chiba branch of this man on suspicion of injury.
According to police, prosecutors is the date 10 this month. Men on July 19 last year, driving a Prius car in Matsudo City, Route 6, slammed into the car waiting for the signal. Two people were slightly injured. A man investigators “stepped on the brakes suddenly went out of control” because he said, travel data recording device in a vehicle and driving police verification of the brake, “Ibentodetarekoda (EDR)” was being analyzed.
The result has been confirmed that the brakes were working properly, traffic engineering expert in the analysis of the problem outside of EDR found.

Toyota 18, U.S. auto giant General Motors (GM) joint venture plant with “NUMMI (Numi)” (California) special allowance paid to employees with the termination of production, about 30 million dollars piggybacked 800 million to two million dollars (250 million yen) announced that. NUMMI’s employees’ union, approved a plan yesterday to close in the polls. Was frozen in the April 1 closing.
On the NUMMI, GM announced the withdrawal in June last year. The decision to discontinue production at April 1 this year, Toyota Autoworkers (UAW) and demanding the withdrawal to visit the head office close to Toyota executives. Toyota is expected to increase in the understanding of the benefits sought.

Toyota Motor on Tuesday announced plans to increase from five to six current vice president. Large-scale recall (free repair recovery) and restoring confidence in the issue, face many difficulties due to cost reduction and profitability for the managing director Ozawa Akira (60) are promoted, president of Toyota Akio roster support strengthen.
Formally decide on the board of directors after the shareholders meeting in late June.
The current vice president,  Uchiyamada (technician), Toshi Yuki Huno (in charge of sales and planning), Niimi Atsushi (in charge of production), S. Sasaki (in charge of quality assurance), together Yoichiro (Domestic Sales) Mr. 5. Uchiyamada except four who are promoted just last June.
Ozawa, who is in charge of work together, expected to take over the affairs and personnel and accounting. Some, such as recall problems and adverse winds shrinking domestic market, he travels around the country are united as country sales manager, vice president of the increase seems to be his aim of reducing the burden together.
On the other hand, Ozawa said in November last year, responsible for long-term measures to improve profitability, including the reallocation of resources and staffing, skill was evaluated. He also devoted Sasaki quality assurance and procurement. Recall to address the problem.
Consolidation of the fiscal year ending March 2010, Toyota forecast a deficit for two consecutive business. Move expeditiously to reduce costs and enhance quality control in the new lineup, aims to return to profitability next fiscal year.

Daily total production of Toyota Motor in Japan since April, as planned from 7 February and 61% to about 25 days be reduced to around 25,000,001 units less understood. Recall (free repair recovery) on the economic downturn and the problems due to sluggish sales in Europe and USA. In the meantime Toyota, followed by production volume has been seen as flat and came out the possibility that the downside of the annual production plan.
Toyota has four main parts – the manufacturer’s production plans reported in May. As of February because it was planned at around 3,500 and 10,000 units a downward revision of it.
Uncertain stage demands of sales in the U.S. under the influence of recall problems, impenetrable to the rapid recovery of the economic slowdown is also sold in Europe. Niimi Atsushi Vice President (in charge of production) is 25, the press, “such a condition persists for at least this year,” shows a view of the plan, the world production of 749 million units this year and found that (non-consolidated) was also suggested reviewing .
With the Toyota production cut, in addition to considering the suspension of production lines and factories to reduce costs, also plans to increase sourcing from overseas.

Car floor mats, Toyota missed the U.S. After the accident while still returning a runaway to the accelerator pedal is depressed, the Consumer Agency and the National Consumer Information Center was a 30-day verification test, the other country announced that it could model the same phenomena occurs. You can always bracket is fixed to the mat to ensure that, as happened when a commercial or mats, “(from the structural problem of the vehicle) to recall the need not say,” trying to. Properly installed mats genuine if you use a mat on the market are urged to choose what was the structure of the car.
Discovered in the United States after the accident, but to understand what is happening is expected to cause rear-end collisions and similar country, the agency commissioned a research center. 8 of 26 vehicle manufacturers targeting popular model in Japan, for example, if you had not verified the mat fasteners and leg when running strongly before.
As a result, when the fixed bracket mats genuine manufacturers can not be caught in the accelerator pedal operation is repeated by moving the foot forward, but there was assumed to test the fasteners off the accelerator and go into the fully open, were caught in the state car mat in the bottom of the pedal 7.
The accident was used in the U.S. “all-weather” was verified in four thick mat is called the market showed a total of 16 cars caught on.
The agency “Matt chose to market it was in the construction of the car, I want to be careful not to slip floor mats to secure Akira Makoto” call and, the National Automobile Manufacturers Association for better goods in the form of commercial mats or.
Over the accident will conduct the recall floor mats in the U.S. Toyota has taken measures to improve and shorten the gas pedal so caught in thick mats. In Japan, the thick mat design not recall the United States is not for sale.
In this test, electronic systems and brake in question was not examined in the United States. (Future Kobayashi)

Toyota 30 “Global Quality Special Committee” (President of Toyota Akio Chairman) opened at its headquarters in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, the first meeting. Recall a series of special committee (for free repair recovery) is established by the problem. It aims to reflect the voice of the customer complaints quickly and run. Held twice a year will continue to improve quality management system.
In addition to the special committee of directors was appointed for each region North America and Europe, “Task Force” Quality, design and production, about 50 people participated in each department and sales executives. A variety of issues and exposed in this recall, and to discuss issues of each department, a summary remedy.
Delay in taking action on the recall, and analysis that contribute to the information conveyed to the head office overseas quickly. To solve this problem, the world is divided into six regions, each “vehicle quality manager,” placing, to be able to participate in determining recall headquarters. Each region of the subcommittee also provided quality control system to also prepare an improvement plan to consider relying on the instructions of the head.
Defect sites to gather information abroad, but now only one place in North America, Europe and China provided a total of 20 places. Technology department head may, “improvement of design quality” established. Capitalize on new car development defect information. Each region is to establish quality control personnel training facilities by July.
This summary remedy, officials and consumer groups, university professors asked to evaluate four experts from the automotive critic. In June it plans to publish the results.
Hashi Toyota president press conference after a special committee, “brainstormed opinion towards the common goal of quality improvement were strongly united. Today is the starting point of quality relationships,” he said. (Hitoshi Tatsuki Nakagawa, Kubo Satoshi)

NEW YORK – Yamakawa Motokazu Toyota Motor Sales USA President Jim Lentz 30th March U.S. new car sales company, 30 percent to 35 percent in the previous year’s forecast showed a sharp increase. Recall (free repair recovery) after the problem started, “largest” sales campaign that I get to the growth pattern of three months.
As a pre-event held at New York International Auto Show “Automobile Forum” after attending, told reporters.
The massive recall affects Toyota, two months a year earlier to about 9% decrease in U.S. sales. One was lost in the big states. From March 2, the major eight people who bought cars loan rate to zero percent for five years and unprecedented scale “discount” real conduct. Sport-utility vehicle (SUV) “RAV4″ and sold about 22,000 cars, SUV or pickup truck that were favorable.
Lentz said the “I think my old customers coming back. The challenge is winning new customers,” he said, “will appear in numbers in recent months,” the confident. However, sales incentives, or similar conduct in April is “not decided” he said.
Mr. Lentz is also about 170 million to repair the problem until now recall, for about 100 of them made clear that the complaints were renewed after the repair.

Yamakawa Motokazu U.S. new car sales in March – announced one day the U.S. research firm Autodata 1.06 million units in 6000, about a year earlier than one business day in the number of increased by 20 percent. By manufacturer, Toyota Motor is about 35% higher than the previous year increased by three months, returned to second place. Auto market share data aggregation (excluding car brand in Europe), according to General Motors Corp. Toyota’s lead in 17.5% (GM) were virtually indistinguishable.
Significant increase in the overall market is the third consecutive month. And the annualized level of 1178 million units, making the pace was much higher than last year’s 10.4 million units.
Large-scale recall (free repair recovery) in two consecutive months under the influence of “losing one,” Toyota was from March 2, 5-year zero-interest car loans to buyers of 8% leading to an unprecedented campaign implementation. Sport utility vehicles to High Price High relative (SUV) remained strong, and raised its market share.
Ford Motor Co., surged more than three percent by Nissan Motors. The company’s sales incentive competition, a growing number of customers visiting the store. However, there is a possibility of eating ahead of demand due to heavy discounting, the official Japanese automakers, “The market environment has become well know this pace continues,” he said.

Yamakawa Motokazu NEW YORK – Toyota Motor massive recall (free repair recovery) tour, and U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood May 5, 51 637 thousand dollars for Toyota (400 million yen 15 million) civil penalty was willing to consider. Back issues harder to recall pre-existing accelerator pedal is worn, “Toyota has at least four months, knowing that there is KeNakatta potential risks” was certified.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the amount of sanctions, hitting a record high amount limit imposed by safety issues automakers. Secretary LaHood said in a statement five days, “Toyota hiding dangerous defects from authorities deliberately took no action to protect the millions of drivers and their families. The best plans fines under current law” and said.
On the other hand Toyota “has not yet received a letter, to understand the views of the authorities shows. To exchange information with authorities and customers already have a commitment to improve,” he said.
As a penalty for the car manufacturer, General Motors Corp. did not conduct an adequate recall (GM) urologic 100 million dollars in 2004 (about 94 million yen), which greatly exceeded, the U.S. government’s tough stance shows. Could affect class action suit by investors and owners of Toyota vehicles.
If the federal law acknowledged flaws in the safety car manufacturers, U.S. Department of Transportation days 5 (NHTSA) to notify that the recall shall be carried out quickly. NHTSA is “September 29, Toyota has found that at least 09 were aware of the problem is difficult to pedal back,” concluded. Toyota that day for dealers in Canada and 31 countries in Europe, and to inform the process of repair to support issues such as the pedal, “they recognize that Toyota had been happening to the U.S. consumer have the same problem Octopus also found “that this.
This penalty is as difficult to discourage the return movement of the accelerator pedal in contact condensation, was dedicated to recall about 2.3 million was announced in January. NHTSA is also caught by the recall floor mats pedals showed potential to increase the penalties if there is a problem.

Domestic new car sales rankings in 2009 (including mini-cars), the Toyota hybrid vehicles (HV) “Prius” is 74,850,027 units, HV was the lead in the first fiscal year basis. Suzuki has kept the top spot for five consecutive years through fiscal 08 “Wagon R”, was second with 34,300,019 units.
Japan Mini Vehicles Association on September 6 and the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, said. Prius became a top 09 ranking – annual sales in December, February brake defect recall (free repair recovery) has been claiming that the impact of interest. According to the “Toyota is not out almost cancel the order” (PR) and I, delivered a three-month waiting situation today. In the March 10 rankings were announced the same day, keep the top spot in monthly sales 55,460,003 units in 10 consecutive months