Toyota's U.S. head says recalls were wake-up call
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Toyota Motor Corp.'s  North American chief said on Thursday that the product recalls the automaker suffered in recent years had shaken the company and that it was now determined to widen the margin by which its cars outperform U.S. rivals in industry performance surveys.
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A veteran Food and Drug Administration safety officer said yesterday at a Senate hearing on the abrupt recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx that five other widely used drugs should either be
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Japanese automakers, including No. 1 Toyota Motor Corp., called production halts Wednesday at factories in Japan because of quake damage at a major parts supplier.
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The head of information security at Toyota spoke candidly this week to an audience of press, analysts and IT bosses about his concerns over claims made by some security vendors and resellers.
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CHICAGO - Toyota will sell more vehicles in the United States than DaimlerChrysler by 2009 to join General Motors and Ford in a new-look Big Three, a leading industry forecaster predicts.
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Toyota Motor Co  President Katsuaki Watanabe said on Tuesday he expected a slight decline in the U.S. auto market in 2007 to around 16.3 million units.
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The head of Samsung Group linked his company to the South Korean economy and warned Saturday that a wake-up call was needed for both to avoid serious problems within four to six years.
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Automakers have recalled more vehicles in the USA this year than ever before, likely more a result of the increasing complexity of cars and trucks and greater vigilance than a lapse in quality.
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The Toyota executive credited with the design of the popular gas-electric hybrid car the Prius died in a plane crash Saturday off the coast of California, according to the New York Times.
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No. 1 Japanese automaker posts drop in 3Q earnings, but boosts forecast for global sales in 2004. TOKYO  - Toyota Motor Corp.
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Toyota isn't the only company facing a naming debacle
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A swift response to problems should speed the automaker's recovery.
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A New Jersey importer is responsible for recalling up to 450,000 Chinese-made light truck tires the company says may be defective, the top U.S. auto safety regulator said late on Tuesday.
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A New Jersey importer has asked the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help in recalling about 450,000 light-truck tires made in China after a fatal car accident, lawyers said.
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WASHINGTON - Grim-faced and humble, federal regulators and toy companies had no shortage of solutions for a rash of toy recalls that have left parents anxious and Congress angry.
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NEW YORK (CBS) The recent recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx has a lot of patients worried about the contents of their medicine cabinets and wondering what the alternatives might be.
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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."