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U.S. weighs brake feature for all cars post-Toyota

Safety regulators may require all new cars to have braking systems that force the engine to return to idle, part of a response to unintended acceleration problems reported in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles.

US failed on Toyota safety, fixes needed: senator

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Toyota Motor Corp let profits trump decision-making on safety and U.S. regulators failed to aggressively oversee the automaker in the years leading up to recent big recalls, a leading U.S. senator said on Tuesday.
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Toyota quality changes to focus sharply on safety

Toyota Motor Corp executives in North America will have more authority over recall decision-making under quality control changes that will also give safety a sharper focus in vehicle design, company officials said on Tuesday.
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Toyoda apologizes to China over recalls

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized to Chinese consumers on Monday over the company's massive global recall, seeking to ease quality concerns in the world's biggest auto market.
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Toyota head to brief in China on quality issues

Toyota Motor Corp said its president would hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday as the automaker looks to limit the damage from a massive global recall on the fast-growing Chinese market.
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Toyota hid records in accident lawsuits: Lawmaker

New allegations that Toyota withheld emails and electronic records in previous passenger injury cases are causing a top lawmaker to question the car maker's response to complaints of unintended acceleration in its vehicles.
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Toyoda meets with LaHood, thanks workers at plant

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda had a cordial and open meeting on Thursday with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood before thanking workers in Kentucky for supporting him during his appearance before Congress.
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Toyota may miss N. American production target: report

Toyota Motor Corp's output in North America in the February-April period will likely fall short of its original target by 20 percent, as a result of massive vehicle recalls depressing sales, the Nikkei business daily reported.
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Toyota workers worry but back embattled boss

Anxious Toyota workers in the automaker's hometown rallied behind their president after he faced a grilling from U.S. lawmakers over the company's safety problems, but many fear the crisis is far from over.
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Honda launches CR-Z hybrid, says margins higher

Honda Motor Co on Thursday launched the sporty CR-Z model, its second in a line of low-cost hybrid cars aimed at meeting stricter environmental regulations and expanding sales in the tough global car market.
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Toyoda takes center stage in safety crisis

Toyota Motor Corp chief Akio Toyoda stepped to center stage in a sprawling U.S. investigation of the Japanese automaker's safety crisis, apologizing to consumers and pledging reforms to skeptical lawmakers.

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