Japanese media criticize Toyota chief's response to recall

[john]

Tokyo -- Japanese media sharply criticized Toyota's president Saturday
for what they called a delayed and unconvincing explanation for the
massive car recall that has sullied the world's biggest automaker, a
Japanese corporate icon.

Akio Toyoda, the founder's grandson appointed to lead Toyota Motor
Corp. last June, emerged late Friday to apologize and address
criticism that the company mishandled a crisis over sticking gas
pedals. But he stopped short of ordering a recall of Toyota's iconic
Prius hybrid over separate braking problems.

Toyoda's appearance before reporters at a company office in the
central Japanese city of Nagoya made front pages of the country's
leading newspapers -- but won no praise.


From The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20100206/AUTO01/2060372/1148/auto01/Japanese-media-criticize-Toyota-chief-s-response-to-recall#ixzz0emdv3bE6

[Tegger]

Post by john
Tokyo -- Japanese media sharply criticized Toyota's president Saturday
for what they called a delayed and unconvincing explanation for the
massive car recall that has sullied the world's biggest automaker, a
Japanese corporate icon.

For another take on the matter:
<http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/06/terence-corcoran-if-the-ipcc-were-toyota.aspx>

[Gary L. Burnore]

Post by Tegger

Post by john
Tokyo -- Japanese media sharply criticized Toyota's president Saturday
for what they called a delayed and unconvincing explanation for the
massive car recall that has sullied the world's biggest automaker, a
Japanese corporate icon.

<http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/02/06/terence-corcoran-if-the-ipcc-were-toyota.aspx>

Noting his scred came from Detroit, it isn't surprising that there's a
slant.