Quality Is Major Concern of Toyotaâs Visiting Chief
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In his first visit to the Detroit auto show, Toyotaâs chief executive appealed to his employees to take personal responsibility for the quality of Toyota cars and trucks.
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Toyota is confident of retaining its leading position in hybrid cars despite growing competition, the Japanese firm&#39;s chairman said Monday ahead of the International Motor Show (IAA) here.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The sponsorship inquiry faced an uncertain fate Monday as defenders of its embattled commissioner warned it would be a costly mess if he resigned.
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A long running regulatory examination of Fannie Mae has found accounting and other problems at the giant government-chartered mortgage company that raise doubts about &quot;the quality of
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Terry S. Semel, Yahooâs chief executive, is facing mounting questions about internal morale problems.
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The new Airbus chief executive has presented an audit of problems at the aircraft manufacturer as well as a vast recovery plan that could mean new delays for the A380 superjumbo airliner and job cuts.
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The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of Chinaâs food and drug system.
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Chrysler executives have had to tread a fine line in expressing their reactions to the automakerâs return to American ownership.
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It looks like the nation will have to find another high-profile
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When Bristol Motor Speedway resurfaced its .533-mile track in preparation for last Saturday's Sharpie 500, Jeff Byrd, the track's president and general manager, cautioned his minions to be prepared to face a backlash.
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Employees Japanese companies such as Toyota and Sony are revered for their hard work and commitment. But many companies remain woefully inefficient.
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This is the first in a series of business features by Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most innovative companies. Toyota has risen to the top ranks of the world's car makers through its revolutionary production process, cost controls and attention to quality. But as Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe told Reuters Asia auto correspondent Chang-Ran Kim: "The moment we let down our guard, the fall could come very fast."
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Emboldened by Toyotaâs plans to cut labor costs, the United Auto Workers is making its most concerted push yet to organize at the Japanese automakerâs largest American plant.
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BusinessWeek Online - Outsiders haven't been allowed a glimpse yet. But rivals are already feeling uneasy. Deep in the Czech Republic, in a town called Kolin, Europe's newest auto plant is being put through its final paces before a March debut. The ultra-low-cost manufacturing joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp.  and PSA Peugeot Citroen (peugy.pk.PK) -- combining Japanese production expertise with French parts-purchasing might in Europe -- is sure to up the ante for volume auto makers, who already have to worry about surviving on razor-thin margins. ...
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Responding to the outcry over dangerous imports from China and other unsafe toys, the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing regulatory proposals that could mandate broader inspections of imports and stiffer penalties for ignoring safety rules.
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A day after being appointed Japan&#39;s first-ever female defence minister, former TV presenter Yuriko Koike said on Wednesday she was worried about what to wear.
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Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of Chinaâs food and drug watchdog, had become a symbol of the countryâs wide-ranging problems on product safety.