Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologizes for the recall of millions of vehicles

Amid the worsening recall crisis Toyota Motor Corp., President Akio Toyoda apologized for the recall of millions of vehicles around the world, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported.

A brief clip on NHK showed Toyoda at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying that he is “extremely sorry to have made customers uneasy.” He said that the company plans to get the facts and then provide an explanation to address customers’ concerns as soon as possible. The recalls threaten to further damage Toyota’s sales and delay an earnings recovery.
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carguy68 - 2/1/2010 2:48:42 PM

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That was lame!!

LACMAN - 2/2/2010 8:25:00 AM

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EXTRA lame...

XYZZ - 2/2/2010 6:29:11 AM

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he had NO CHOICE. the car was provided by the hosts.

at least he was lucky that audi, after MUCH denials and kicking and screaming, finally did fix THEIR unintended acceleration problems!

upwards - 2/2/2010 12:25:59 PM

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Genius!..... Your pretty sharp UAW I realize you where talking about the number of recalled cars Toyota had to take back! Very funny!

nguyenvuminh - 2/2/2010 11:27:32 PM

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huu is correct on the south korean market being very protected and closed to foreign companies' product. It's not only the mfg and consumer goods sectors that are closed but also in the services sector as well.