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Peugeot follows Toyota car recall | Peugeot follows Toyota car recall |
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Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, is recalling some cars made with Toyota in Europe. | |
"For Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s, we are going to carry out an identical campaign as Toyota," a spokesman said. | "For Peugeot 107s and Citroen C1s, we are going to carry out an identical campaign as Toyota," a spokesman said. |
The Japanese car giant has now recalled millions of cars worldwide with faulty pedals. | The Japanese car giant has now recalled millions of cars worldwide with faulty pedals. |
Both models are made in a Czech plant, a joint venture with Toyota that assembles around 200,000 Peugeot and Citroen cars every year. | Both models are made in a Czech plant, a joint venture with Toyota that assembles around 200,000 Peugeot and Citroen cars every year. |
Peugeot said it was still investigating how many cars it will recall, and could not say when the recall would begin. | |
Safety concerns | Safety concerns |
Toyota is recalling up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, including about 220,000 in the UK, following an accelerator problem. | Toyota is recalling up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, including about 220,000 in the UK, following an accelerator problem. |
We understand that the current situation is creating concerns and we deeply regret it Tadashi Arashima, Toyota Motor Europe 'My Toyota crashed into wall' | We understand that the current situation is creating concerns and we deeply regret it Tadashi Arashima, Toyota Motor Europe 'My Toyota crashed into wall' |
Rival carmaker Honda has also announced the recall of 646,000 cars globally to fix a switch defect that could cause a fire. | Rival carmaker Honda has also announced the recall of 646,000 cars globally to fix a switch defect that could cause a fire. |
The Japanese carmaker said on Friday that it was not aware of any accidents resulting from the issue and that only a limited number of incidents involving accelerator pedals had been reported in Europe. | The Japanese carmaker said on Friday that it was not aware of any accidents resulting from the issue and that only a limited number of incidents involving accelerator pedals had been reported in Europe. |
Both Peugeot models are made in Kolin, east of Prague, and are made for the the European market mainly, the Peugeot spokesman said. | Both Peugeot models are made in Kolin, east of Prague, and are made for the the European market mainly, the Peugeot spokesman said. |
The plant also makes the Toyota Aygo. | The plant also makes the Toyota Aygo. |
The Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and the Aygo are essentially the same car with different styling and fittings. | The Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and the Aygo are essentially the same car with different styling and fittings. |
The French carmaker has no other joint ventures with Toyota. | The French carmaker has no other joint ventures with Toyota. |
"We understand that the current situation is creating concerns and we deeply regret it," said Tadashi Arashima, the chief executive of Toyota Motor Europe. | "We understand that the current situation is creating concerns and we deeply regret it," said Tadashi Arashima, the chief executive of Toyota Motor Europe. |