Scandal of defective of gas pedal trapped by the leg, Toyota affiliates in the U.S. has announced to stop selling eight important car models, including the Camry, Corrola, RAV4, Avalon and Highlander.
Toyota Motor Corp. and corporate users. has announced to stop producing and selling car model the importance of eight firms, including two best-selling car model Camry and Corolla as soon recall 2.3 million cars and just.
The agency also temporarily stopped selling the model RAV4, Highlander and Sequoia, Avalon, Matrix and Tundra pickup. The production line at five plants in North America will also suspend the assembly in a week, starting mung1/2/2009. Mike Goss, spokesman for the airline said, he could not confirm any numbers Products will be reduced by this stage to stop production.
Specific car models recalled:
- 2009-2010 RAV4
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2010 Highlander
- 2007-2010 Tundra
- 2008-2010 Sequoia
Industry analyst Jim Hossack at AutoPacific, Fountain Valley, California received the “Toyota notorious for quality products, but today’s fame has diminished. This really is a strong move, and also very expensive. ”
President of Toyota, Mr. Akio Toyota is under pressure to restore the reputation of Toyota, to be able to stand nose bear nests before the competition rushing the other competitors, especially from Korean makers Hyundai Motor Co. International.
The announcement followed by recall record 4.3 million vehicles two months ago, and a range of services related to the action of vehicle reliability.
Toyota speech a week ago that it would withdraw vehicles in the U.S. and Canada at fault in the spare parts manufactured by CTS Corp.., Can cause “in some situations, the air trapped at the foot of gas or a phenomenon react slowly release the vacuum station. ”
Stop the sale and production of subject-selling car model of Toyota in the U.S. means that airlines will harm hundreds of millions of dollars. However, the airline is forced to do it, by “Toyota needs to send a message to customers that their attention to customers than profit month, “said Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of Edmunds.com get to.
Koji Endo, Director the advanced research center Japan in Tokyo said that the eight car models sold in the area and stopped production accounts for 56% of Toyota sales in the U.S. last year.
Not only that, to stop production also means Toyota incurs costs such as labor, depreciation expenses …. Stop production as long, Toyota must bear the costs greater.
Many experts fear that too rapid development of the width of the Toyota has gradually led to the superficial in depth, the product of gradual Toyota does not guarantee good quality as before anymore.
Therefore, with the move, Bob Carter, vice president of Toyota sales in the U.S. confirmed: “To ensure safety for consumers and restore confidence in the Toyota is very important to our company me. These measures are necessary until this is restored. ”
About bugs foot station, Toyota is still research to find a direction to overcome. Harbor analyst Laurie Felax, president of Harbor Hospital Results Inc. in Berkley, Michigan, expressed his “of course can not say fix it within a few days. To do that required a lot of resources, research, and will be very expensive. ”
Toyota also said the company will be able to withdraw car models have the same problem in Europe.
Workers at five factories the production of Toyota vehicles in Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, Ontario and a joint venture with Subaru plant in India, specializing in producing Camry, will not be a breather for the problem.
