Toyota recall just keeps getting uglier
Toyota’s big recall problem just keeps getting worse by the day. The latest blow to the company, which stopped the sale of eight models that it said are “involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal,” is that Consumer Reports has suspended its recommendation of the models involved. Over the years, CR has lavished recommendation on Toyota’s cars and trucks in large part because they have been very reliable.
I don’t need to tell anyone that quality is the cornerstone of Toyota’s brand in the U.S. Consumer Reports recommended 27 of Toyota’s 32 models, giving the Japanese carmaker a great gust of wind at its back when it comes to winning converts. That number is now down to 15, though the magazine says Toyota can get the recommendations back pending resolution of the problem.
If that’s not bad enough, there is an even bigger threat to Toyota’s image. The company is no stranger to recalls, but to its credit Toyota has handled them swiftly and kept customers happy. Now that is under fire, too. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said his panel plans a hearing on Feb. 25 to look in to what Toyota knew and when and if the carmaker moved quickly enough with a remedy, according to a story by Bloomberg. The news from Consumer Reports is a body blow, but the government hearings could be worse.
NEWS WEEK 25Jan'10
次はトヨタです。
ホンダの64万台のリコールといい
イメージダウンですね
拡大路線の戦略が裏目にでちゃったのでしょうか
8車種の最大180万台をリコール 回収⇒無償修理 を実施すると発表。
アクセルのペダル部分がフロアマットに引っかかって暴走する恐れから
北米で行っている自主改修分などを含めると、リコールと自主改修を合わせた
台数が世界で700万台以上となり、
トヨタの昨年の世界販売台数の698万台を上回る規模になる。
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100130-00000510-san-bus_all
27日をさかいにまたジワジワ株価が下がっちゃいましたね
米下院監視委員会は2月4日に公聴会を開くことに。
怖いのは 物作りも、株式マーケットも悪循環に入ってしまうこと
I don’t need to tell anyone that quality is the cornerstone of Toyota’s brand in the U.S. Consumer Reports recommended 27 of Toyota’s 32 models, giving the Japanese carmaker a great gust of wind at its back when it comes to winning converts. That number is now down to 15, though the magazine says Toyota can get the recommendations back pending resolution of the problem.
If that’s not bad enough, there is an even bigger threat to Toyota’s image. The company is no stranger to recalls, but to its credit Toyota has handled them swiftly and kept customers happy. Now that is under fire, too. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said his panel plans a hearing on Feb. 25 to look in to what Toyota knew and when and if the carmaker moved quickly enough with a remedy, according to a story by Bloomberg. The news from Consumer Reports is a body blow, but the government hearings could be worse.
NEWS WEEK 25Jan'10
次はトヨタです。
ホンダの64万台のリコールといい
イメージダウンですね
拡大路線の戦略が裏目にでちゃったのでしょうか
8車種の最大180万台をリコール 回収⇒無償修理 を実施すると発表。
アクセルのペダル部分がフロアマットに引っかかって暴走する恐れから
北米で行っている自主改修分などを含めると、リコールと自主改修を合わせた
台数が世界で700万台以上となり、
トヨタの昨年の世界販売台数の698万台を上回る規模になる。
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20100130-00000510-san-bus_all
27日をさかいにまたジワジワ株価が下がっちゃいましたね
米下院監視委員会は2月4日に公聴会を開くことに。
怖いのは 物作りも、株式マーケットも悪循環に入ってしまうこと