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0Toyota makes top 10 of World's Most Admired Companies list 1267739880
Historically, Toyota has been the automaker with the Midas touch... everything it did seemed to turn to gold. But, in light of Toyota's recent safety and recall woes, if you were compiling a short list of companies that you admire today – as in right now – would the Big Red T make the ...
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda pens op-ed piece for Washington Post 1265752860
Oh, what a terrible feeling it must have been when Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, had to sit down and write out this here mea culpa, mia maxima culpa for today's Washington Post. As the bad news continues to fall upon Toyota's bruised crown, we imagine that Mr. Toyoda realized that his company ...
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Toyota Corolla reportedly suffering from steering woes *UPDATED 1265749260
2009 Toyota Corolla, now power steering woes? - click above for high-res image galleryWill it ever stop? Yo, we don't know. And yes, we're quoting Vanilla Ice because... well, at this point in the never ending Toyota tale of woe, why not? Anyhow, there have been 83 complaints about the power ... -
Toyota asked to make car payments for customers in new class action lawsuit 1265229060
And the Toyota beat rolls on. Or should we say the Toyota beat down rolls on. Check this out: a group of Toyota owners (and leasers) have asked a judge to file a class action suit demanding that until their accelerator pedals are fixed, Toyota should pick up the tab for the recalled cars. That's ...
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Video: The Daily Show leads off with "Toyotathon of Death" 1265218080
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart takes on the Toyotathon of Death – Click above to watch the video after the jumpWhere there's funny to be found, you can count on Jon Stewart to find it. The much-loved host of news parody program The Daily Show has proven a knack for exposing the humorous ... -
LaHood: Getting Toyota to recall took "enormous effort," calls automaker "a little safety deaf" 1265158680
Man, when it rains, it absolutely pours. Especially if you're a carmaker called Toyota and are already embroiled in a credibility-killing (and sales-smothering) gas pedal recall plus another for defective floor mats. According to the Detroit Free Press, none other than U.S. Transportation ...
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Report: NHTSA says it has "no reason to challenge" Toyota throttle fix 1265129040
Toyota's recalled pedal assembly close-up – Click above for high-res image galleryThat's right, more ThrottleGate! Even though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) doesn't have to approve Toyota's solution to fix its recalled gas pedals, the NHTSA could offer up an ... -
Unintended acceleration or angry customer? Toyota driver reportedly rams dealership with truck 1265047080
Seems as everyone's getting miffed at Toyota these days. Customers are angry over the millions of recalls and/or sudden yet unintended acceleration, readers are ticked at Toyota for taking our focus away from more exciting car news and we're frankly annoyed at having to write about the ailing ...

