Toyoda officially invited to attend House Oversight Commitee meeting on Toyota safety – UPDATE: Guess who’s coming to D.C.?

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota

Just yesterday, Toyota Motor Company’s president Akio Toyoda (yep, the grandson of the company’s founder) indicated that he had no intention of attending a February 24 Congressional hearing before the House Oversight Committee. Instead, Toyoda said that Yoshimi Inaba, president of Toyota’s operations in North America, will appear on behalf [...]

Akio Toyoda outlines quality reform, won’t attend U.S. hearings

Filed under: Japan, Recalls, Toyota

In a press conference on Wednesday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Company’s president Akio Toyoda (grandson of the company’s founder) revealed new details of his plan to reform the automaker’s quality standards. Toyota has been beset by a trio of high-profile recalls, two of which involve unintended acceleration caused by either floormats [...]