Posted on 02/05/2010 7:13:18 AM PST by Chi-townChief
TOKYO – Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales.
But Akio Toyoda, appointed to the top job at Toyota Motor Corp. last June, said the company is still deciding what steps to take to fix brake problems in the popular Prius gas-electric hybrid.
Speaking at a hastily announced news conference that lasted an hour, a stern-looking Toyoda promised to beef up quality control.
"We are facing a crisis," he said, publicly confronting the automaker's safety problems for the first time since the global recalls were announced Jan. 21.
He said the company is setting up a special committee he would head himself.
It would review internal checks, go over consumer complaints and listen to outside experts to come up with a solution to the widening quality problems.
"I offer my apologies for the worries," he said. "Many customers are wondering whether their cars are OK."
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No slip-up - when they show a commercial of that hippie getting out of the car back in the 60s morphing into today’s lefty/greenie, you know they’re not looking for our business. Likewise, you would think Misubishi would be wise enough to distance themselves from the 1941 Pearl Harbor “incident.”
It’s called sarcasm.
It’s not a hatchet and it’s not a myth. The American companies have a long history of making crappy cars and refusing to fix them. Heck GMs CEO even admitted it in their pre-bailout troubles, if you think there’s a myth there take it up with him.
It’s called sarcasm.
Shares of Honda and Toyota are freely traded on the New York Stock Exchange. American citizens can buy and sell stock in those companies, but not Chrysler or GM.
Thank you, and my apologies to you.
I really couldn’t tell. I gave it serious thought, and I still missed.
Again, I am sorry.
Sorry, #45 wasn’t aimed at you.
As other FReepers have mentioned, I agree that this reeks of a Rahmbo Deadfish "never let a good crisis go to waste" moment for the Obamulans and their Government Motors union cronies.
Toyota and Japan Inc are about to get a crash course in アリンスキ tactics.
Yep. That’s whats coming down allright.
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