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Toyota boss to go before Congress | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Toyota's global president has said he will testify to US politicians next week about the carmaker's giant global recall programme. | |
Akio Toyoda said he was looking "forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people". | |
He had previously indicated he would not travel to Washington, instead wishing to lead the recall from Japan. | |
Mr Toyoda is now due to appear before a congressional committee on Wednesday of next week. | |
Call for clarification | |
His apparent change of heart came after the chairman of the committee in question - the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - formally called Mr Toyoda to go before it. | |
Democrat Representative Edolphus Towns said he wanted Mr Toyoda to "clarify" how the recall is working. | |
"The public is unsure as to what exactly the problem is, whether it is safe to drive their cars, or what they should do about it," said Mr Towns, in an open letter. | |
Toyota is continuing to recall 8.5 million vehicles worldwide. | Toyota is continuing to recall 8.5 million vehicles worldwide. |
It has been hit by three main faults - faulty accelerator pedals, accelerator pedals getting stuck in floor mats, and a problem with the braking system on its Prius hybrid model. | It has been hit by three main faults - faulty accelerator pedals, accelerator pedals getting stuck in floor mats, and a problem with the braking system on its Prius hybrid model. |
Toyota has been criticised in the US for being too slow in both starting and implementing the recalls. | Toyota has been criticised in the US for being too slow in both starting and implementing the recalls. |