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[automobiles.com] Proton Hybrid Concept: 2010 Geneva Auto Show | News Car News ...: California Senate Urges New Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana · Hybrid, green rental cars cost more, are hard to find · Toyota Vehicles: Toyota Advanced Fuel .

[Clusterstock] The FBI Raids Three Toyota Suppliers In Michigan: The Congresswoman now chariing the panel questioning Toyota execs because Towns left the panel to vote, is now grilling them about whether her specific car, a Camry Hybrid, is safe and whether it will EVER need to be recalled. This is such a collosal waste of friggin time and resources.

[automobiles.com] Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars | News ...: Toyota on Tuesday announced another global recall — this time involving more than 400000 Priuses and Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars .

[Local/AP] Congress-Connections with Toyota | San Francisco Examiner: _ Issa, a multimillionaire who invented a car alarm used in Toyotas and other brands, was an early fan of Toyota's Prius hybrid. Speaking in 2001 about the green Prius he drove around Washington, he called it a smart alternative to standard .

[News from www.macombdaily.com] Toyota CEO apologizes for recall, accidents - The Macomb Daily ...: You can't seem to get it into an idiot's head that even though Toyotas and other Jap cars are made here the profits go back to JAPAN. Another thing you can't get through to an idiot is that even though they employ people in the USA, for every 100 they employ a 1,000 of our people lose their jobs and I don't care if it's a parts company or not, in the 36 years I worked for a well known company that made parts for the big three not once did the Japs buy our products, and the thing that pizzed me off is that my company wined and dined these baztards.

[Asian Correspondent: Global Feed] Toyota apologizes, begins fix on other hybrids | Asian Correspondent: Toyota took full-page ads in major Japanese newspapers Wednesday to apologize for massive recalls, and began fixing braking glitches for two problem hybrid models, as pressure continued to build on. which affect the Prius gas-electric hybrid and two other hybrids ”” the Sai, sold only in Japan, and the Lexus HS250h, also sold in North America.

[philstar.com - Breaking News] Toyota apologizes, begins fix on other hybrids | Home >> Other ...: But angry lawmakers forcefully declared it was hardly enough." href="Article.aspx?articleId=552818&publicationSubCategoryId=200">Toyota chief blasted by lawmakers despite apology

[Stock Blog Hub] ($TM) Toyota Saves $100 Million on Recall | Stock Blog Hub: The document is presented to the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, one of three panels holding hearings over the next two weeks on Toyota’s vehicle safety problems. The savings estimate, dated July 6, 2009, was provided in an internal Toyota document used as part of a company presentation on its government relations and was among a bullet-pointed list of “wins.”

[Conservative Viewpoint Blog] Toyota Apologizes but Lacks Answers on Safety Issues »• for ...: Congressional hearings on safety issues at Toyota got off to a lively start Tuesday, with Toyota executives facing sharp questioning from lawmakers, hearing a tearful testimony from a survivor of a near-crash and offered their apologies for their handling of vehicle recalls.

[Blogoncherry] Toyota Congressional Hearing Live Coverage and TV Schedule ...: Both men are expected to face tough questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee seeking an explanation for acceleration and braking problems that have led Toyota to recall some 10 million vehicles worldwide. LaHood will be questioned on how his agency investigated the manufacturer’s safety problems and whether the public was protected.

[Autoblog] ABC News: Expert says electronic design flaw to blame in runaway ...: I think the reason why you are down ranked has more to do with your reputation on this blog than any other factor. I'm sure If I were to ask the same question, and also do it respectfully and not aggressively, I think I would've gotten a positive reaction.

[The Corner Office] An Open Letter to Toyota President Akio Toyoda | The Corner Office ...: Any elected representative who comes from a state which benefits in any way from the manufacture of vehicles or parts for vehicles made by General Motors or Chrysler should recuse themselves from any hearings or votes on this matter as a matter of honor and to prevent conflict of interest.

[Ennis & Ennis, PA Blog] Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Blog: Criminal probe launched into Toyota's ...: The subpoenas come after Toyota turned over documents to committees in the Senate and House of Representatives over the weekend in preparation for three hearings that will focus on the acceleration issue, the role of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in investigating the problem, and whether the system or federal safety standards need to be adjusted.

[Bill Pierre Ford] Bill Pierre Ford » Blog Archive » Govervment hits Toyota with a ...: The documents could create a big challenge for Toyota President Akio Toyoda, who is scheduled to testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday. Two House committees are holding hearings this week on the Japanese automaker’s recall of 8.5 million vehicles since the fall to deal with safety problems involving gas pedals, floor mats and brakes.

[Kitsap Business and Economy] Kitsap Business and Economy » Blog Archive » Could the Corolla be ...: Toyota told NHTSA in January that the problem appeared in Europe beginning in December 2008. Toyota has said it began fixes on that in August 2009, but the company failed to link that with gas pedal problems in the U.S., which surfaced in October 2009.

[Anderson Cooper 360] Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Financial Dispatch: Another ...: Last week, Toyota acknowledged a problem with the software that controls the anti-lock braking system of the 2010 Prius and said it had already corrected the problem in cars that started to roll off the assembly line in Japan last month.

[Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog] Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog: Congressional ...: (2/9, B5, Tabuchi, Bunkley) reports this morning that Toyota has announced that it will recall 436,000 Priuses and other hybrid models "because of a glitch in the braking system, a move that adds to the growing crisis at the Japanese automaker. About 223,000 of the cars recalled are in Japan, according to Toyota's filing with the Transport Ministry." The Times notes that Toyota has also "halted shipments of its Lexus HS250h and Sai hybrids from a Japanese factory because of a similar brake glitch forcing the Prius recall."

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