Archive for May, 2011

WASHINGTON – Around the Department Ogata Akira sudden acceleration problems Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation April 10 issue of the electronic control system described to Congress an interim report has not been found. The investigation so far, Toyota has already recalled (free repair recovery) other than the failure of the accelerator pedal problem has been carried out had not been found. Existence of a defect in the electronic control, had just become a focal point in the U.S. Congress, but what it denies.
According to the interim report, we investigated a car accident recorder was reported rapid acceleration, the target of 58, there was no evidence that 35 was the brake. Among the participants had just been pointed out the possibility of operational errors of the driver, I support this content.
But a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Transportation September 10, “Verification of accident recorder is just a small part of U.S. efforts to pursue thoroughly the cause of sudden unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles,” said. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has stressed that continuing with the cooperation of the causes.



Toyota, 10 after the subsidy expires, the domestic car market in eco-car – December (except for light vehicles) about the prospect of the series told the dealer to the current two-thirds reduction. Are expected to have a big rush before the expiration of the end of September, and 230 million units annual rate after the Lehman shock if the same level as expected.
Japan Automobile Dealers Association (Japan Automobile Dealers Association) said, domestic new car sales from 1 June to about 172 million units, the annual rate was about 3.4 million. According to Toyota, from July to September will be piggybacked by last-minute demand further, the 3.5 million – is expected to swell to 360 million units.
Toyota’s new car market – December 10, was seen by 2.7 million annualized units. But by the last-minute surge in demand, sales plummeted last year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers – the 235 million units forecast in line with March.
So, while asking for sales plummeted as low as possible to prepare a series of stock sales company, since October, hopes to reduce the width to fall provides a special edition of selling hybrid cars. Since January forecast for next year, is not clear at this time.
Domestic economy, such as picking up your feet in the automotive industry are increasing upward since October to worry about the voice off a strong eco car subsidy. Toyota showed a grim outlook that likely to be even more difficult to view the economic outlook. (Kubo Satoshi)



NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Corp. Yamakawa Motokazu 08, announced that seven North American offices located in the city to investigate the quality of information. Large-scale recall (free repair recovery) is part of measures to strengthen quality control triggered. Climate and topography of various areas and to investigate how it is used in automotive and help improve products.
New York, established on a trial basis late last year, was to investigate issues such as corrosion due to snow melting agent. Future research for hybrid San Francisco, sports utility vehicles at high altitude (SUV) and Denver, Colorado for investigation, the U.S. plan to install six more cities in Canada.



NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Corp. Yamakawa Motokazu 29, U.S. consumer magazine “Consumer Reports” and pointed out the danger of skidding, the luxury sport utility vehicle had been discontinued (SUV) Lexus “GX460″ (model year 2010), announced that it has resumed sales in the United States. That the program is ready to fix the problem was Electronic Stability Control.
For about 9400 units already sold in the United States, recall (free repair recovery) began to take contact with the customer is ready. The GX460 also sold outside the U.S. and use the same mechanism SUV “Land Cruiser Prado” on the left-hand drive is a support starting from the beginning of May



WASHINGTON – Department of hybrid vehicles made by Ogata Akira 2005 Toyota “Prius” Oct. 9, but the problem with sudden acceleration and the accident in New York,U.S. Department of Transportation (NHTSA) On June 18, a computer information from the vehicle, and found no evidence to show that using the brakes.
According to NHTSA, the engine control senses the accelerator pedal depression, “the electronic throttle,” it was not fully open.
NHTSA has received accident investigators were dispatched. During the U.S. media, some reports may be due to driver’s mistake.
Toyota’s “Prius” is over, eight days this month in California, “Runaway” was the dust. The man was driving had been complaining of runaway speed, then Toyota, “(described by men) and the situation, the findings are remarkably consistent,” countered. Some U.S. media reports suggest they had even kno the man of my own.
Prius over this 2 “sudden acceleration” problem has been widely reported in the United States, had just begun to find the truth even U.S. officials are also drawing attention to the fate of the findings.