Latest Toyota Headlines
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A.M. Best Places 2 Chinese Insurers’ Ratings Under Review After Tianjin Blast
Aug 20 2015 // As a result of losses resulting from the recent explosions at Tianjin port, A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of two Chinese insurers, which have large exposures to...
Toyota, Nissan, Honda Expand Global Recall Due to Faulty Takata Air Bags
May 13 2015 // Japan’s three biggest carmakers said on Wednesday they would expand a huge global recall triggered by potentially fatal air bags made by Takata Corp., saying they were taking back millions of vehicles worldwide for...
Jury: Toyota Must Pay $11M Fatal Minnesota Crash
Feb 5 2015 // A federal jury in Minneapolis found that Toyota Motor Corp. must pay nearly $11 million to victims of a fatal 2006 crash after deciding that a design flaw in the 1996 Camry was partly to blame for the Minnesota...
Honda, Nissan Widen Air-Bag Recalls Following Rupture in Japan Scrapyard
Dec 11 2014 // Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. followed Toyota Motor Corp. in widening global air-bag recalls after one of the devices made by Takata Corp. ruptured in a junked car at a Japan scrapyard. Honda will recall about...
Air Bag Update: Toyota to Recall 190,000 More Vehicles, Mostly in Japan
Dec 4 2014 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday it would call back 190,000 more vehicles, mostly in Japan, to replace potentially defective air bags made by Takata Corp., the latest in a long line of recalls for the embattled auto...
Japan Transport Ministry Weighs Additional Air Bag Recalls
Dec 2 2014 // Japan’s investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion of a car model not included in current recalls suggests automakers may have to yet...
8 Million Cars Recalled for Air Bags; Only 6% Repaired: Bloomberg
Nov 20 2014 // Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers have fixed only a fraction of the almost 8 million cars called back in the last two years to replace potentially defective Takata Corp. air bags. About 6...
Lawsuits Commence Against Takata, Auto Makers Over Air Bags
Oct 28 2014 // Takata Corp. and carmakers that install the company’s air bags were sued by U.S. drivers over claims they were duped into buying unsafe vehicles following the recall of almost 8 million cars from 10...
California Jury Finds Toyota Seatbelt Caused Woman’s Paraplegia
Oct 21 2014 // A California Superior Court jury has found Toyota Motor Corp. liable for causing devastating injuries to a young woman in a crash that occurred in Monterey over four and a half years ago in a verdict rendered late...
Air Bag Recalls Renew Doubts About Carmakers’ Responses to Defects
Oct 21 2014 // A deepening crisis involving deadly air bags is shaking confidence in the ability of automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. to ensure the safety of millions of U.S. drivers. Toyota is advising U.S....
Toyota Recalls 1.75 Million Vehicles Worldwide for Fuel, Brake Flaws
Oct 15 2014 // Toyota Motor Corp., the automaker under supervision in the U.S. by an independent safety monitor, recalled 1.75 million vehicles worldwide to fix flaws in the braking and fuel systems. The Lexus IS, GS and LS luxury sedans...
Automakers Race to Be First With Driverless Cars
Jul 17 2014 // Nissan Motor Co. will introduce cars that park themselves by 2016, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said, as the Japanese carmaker rushes to be among the first to offer automated driving. The feature, along with...
Ratings: Toyota Motor, Interstate Bankers, Medical Assurance Co. of Mississippi
Jun 4 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Iowa-based Toyota Motor Insurance Company (TMIC), both with stable outlooks. Best said...
Auto Recalls On Rise Following Toyota-GM Cases
Apr 10 2014 // Recall first, ask questions later. After Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. — two of the largest carmakers — were criticized for dragging their feet before calling back defective models in recent years,...
GM Kept Ignition Switch Fix Secret from Owners
Mar 18 2014 // General Motors Co. took advantage of a regulatory gray area to address an engine defect almost a decade ago, leaving most car owners unaware that their vehicles may have been unsafe. Rather than issue a recall, GM sent...
Toyota Camry Improves in Insurance Safety Test
Dec 19 2013 // Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry, headed for its 12th consecutive year as the best-selling car in the U.S., returned to Consumer Reports’ recommended list after showing improvement on an insurance-industry crash...
Toyota to Begin Talks to Settle Acceleration Claims
Dec 16 2013 // Toyota Motor Corp. will begin talks to potentially settle hundreds of lawsuits alleging that defects caused some of its vehicles to unexpectedly accelerate, according to a court filing. Last Thursday’s order from...
Transforming Your Customer Experiences in a Lean Environment
Dec 2 2013 // Toyota Motor Cars, Toyota Production Systems, and Taichi Ohno have nearly perfected lean manufacturing techniques. TPS has been in constant pursuit of perfection since the concept of lean was introduced by Sakichi Toyoda...
LA Auto Show: Connected Cars Coming Out of the Barn
Nov 20 2013 // Remember driving to the nearest pay phone to return a page? That’s about as far away from today’s technology as was the horse drawn carriage from the days of pagers and buck-a-gallon gasoline. That much was...
Toyota Settles Acceleration Case After $3 Million Verdict
Oct 28 2013 // Toyota Motor Corp. reached a deal on Friday to resolve a lawsuit in the United States over unintended acceleration issues, one day after a jury found the Japanese carmaker liable and ordered it to pay $3 million for...
