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Updates from January, 2010

  • Toyota's black-and-white ads Sunday characterized the halt in sales and production as a "temporary pause" to put customers "first." Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems.


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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • Toyota models that have been withdrawn for sale, identified by a single windshield wiper pointing skyward, are parked in a Los Angeles storage lot on Thursday.  Toyota plans to reveal details of the fix to stick gas pedals on Monday, according to two dealers.


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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • "I'm stuck with this car," said Tony Raasch of Hales Corners, Wis., who said he hit another driver in his 2010 Corolla two weeks ago when the car suddenly accelerated. "I really don't know what to do. I just feel — I guess — ripped off is the best way to put it."Toyota executives have been virtually silent amid a recall of millions of their cars because gas pedals can become stuck. For their customers, oh, what a feeling — fear, confusion and anger.


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  • The Pontiac Vibe is safe to drive, despite being part of Toyota Motor Corp.’s sticking pedal recall, General Motors Co. said. Toyota’s recall of 2.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda apologized 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.

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  • When Toyota Motor Corp. was on the brink of overtaking General Motors as the world’s biggest automaker in 2008, executives were busy sending out warning signals about the dangers of being No.1.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • Chrysler Group on Friday joined other carmakers in offering incentives to lure Toyota owners disenchanted because of Toyota’s burgeoning problems with sticking accelerators.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • U.S. electric sports car maker Tesla Motors filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million, aiming to cash in on growing investor interest in battery-powered vehicles and green technology.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

  • Toyota Financial Services is providing incentives to help Toyota dealers build traffic, as they cope with the automaker’s recent round of recalls.

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    9:36 pm on January 31, 2010
     

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