Toyota pulled back 92 Thousand Lexus and Crown in Japan
Toyota pulled back 91 903 luxury vehicles, Crown and Lexus in Japan on Monday (5 / 7). This time the problem is damage to the valve springs and the most important components of the machine caused the declining quality of new cars. "We are sorry to inconvenience our customers. We hope to fix the problem as quickly as possible," said spokesman Paul Nolasco, Toyota Motor Company.
Toyota vehicles are drawn Lexus cars produced between July 2005 until August 2008, like the Lexus GS350, GS450h, GS460, IS350, LS460, LS600h, LS600hL, and Crown models. Analysts said the withdrawal was worsen consumer confidence, after Toyota President Akio Toyoda, vowed to shareholders to improve the quality checks on vehicles. "So it's hard for consumers to believe in Toyota, seen through the eyes of consumers as promised," Shotaro Noguchi, automotive analysts from Nomura Securities Co..
Quality problem facing the world's largest car manufacturer, affect the image of Toyota which is trying to get out of a massive global recall. Since last October, Toyota has attracted more than 8.5 million vehicles due to various problems, including problems on the accelerator, brake, and a damaged car rug.
Therefore, car manufacturers based in Japan was fined 16.4 million dollars in the United States, because it is slow to face the problem of withdrawal the cars. In addition, Toyota also faces more than 200 lawsuits in the U.S., is associated with the accident because of a damaged car, Toyota's vehicle sales price fell, and the decline in share value.