From: C. E. White on 22 Feb 2010 13:37 Toyota saved $100M by selling U.S. on cheap fix, document shows Automotive News -- February 22, 2010 - 12:24 am ET WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -- A document claiming Toyota Motor Corp. saved more than $100 million by persuading U.S. regulators to agree to a cheap fix for unintended acceleration problems raised pressure on the company's president as he arrived in Washington to prepare for a grilling from lawmakers. The 2009 internal document turned over to lawmakers and made available Sunday shows the automaker's Washington staff trumpeting the savings achieved by getting safety officials to end a 2007 investigation of unintended acceleration complaints with a floor mat recall. Toyota on Sunday reiterated that it was conducting a top-to-bottom review of all its operations. "Our first priority is the safety of our customers, and to conclude otherwise on the basis of one internal presentation is wrong," the company said. But the Department of Transportation said the document highlighted Toyota's slow response to the safety problems. "Unfortunately, this document is very telling," said spokeswoman Olivia Alair in an e-mailed statement. Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100222/OEM/100229983/1143#ixzz0gI7cbnro
From: C. E. White on 22 Feb 2010 13:45 The actual "document" is at http://download.gannett.edgesuite.net/detnews/2010/pdf/0220toyota.pdf .. To me it doesn't seem much different that 100's of other BS documents service type organization create to try and justify their salaries. It was intended to impress the people at Toyota's headquarters, nothing more. I am sure the Washington "teams" for most other manufacturers have created similar PowerPoint presentations. The so called "smoking gun" stuff is on page 16: ********** Wins for Toyota - Safety Group * Rulemaking ~ FMVSS 216 Roof Crush Rule - reduced PL and design burdens ~ FMVSS 305 Electric Shock Rule - delayed final rule ~ FMVSS 214 Side Impact Rule - Added lead time and phase in; Saved -$124M/50,000 man hours ~ FMVSS 206 door locks - delayed rule; saved -$11 M for Sienna * Defects ~ Sienna Rear Hatch w/ no "defect"; Closed Tacoma DP issue; Avoided Investigation on Tacoma Rust ~ FMVSS 110 NCIR labeling recall - No civil penalties, Saved $20M+ in buybacks ~ Negotiated "equipment" recall on Camry/ES re: SA, saved $100M+, wi no defect found * Other ~ Secured Tacoma, Scion XB, Corolla, '10 Prius 'Top Safety Picks' at IIHS ~ Delay of New NCAP program - 1000s of man hours in redesign for 2010 MY ********** Ed
From: jim beam on 22 Feb 2010 20:16 On 02/22/2010 10:37 AM, C. E. White wrote: <snip propaganda> back in the office this morning ed? http://www.mombu.com/ford/brakes/t-stuck-throttlecruise-control-2296499.html http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/showthread.php?s=151d7fc4f05641159df14c090069e35e&p=8540776 http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=73480 http://www.pr.com/press-release/46864 http://www.safetyforum.com/fordsua/ [etc.] how much do you get paid to post propaganda while suspending your ethical interest in stuff like this? -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Mike Hunter on 23 Feb 2010 10:00 But mommy Tommy did it first, another YABUT excuse to divert the discussion away from Toyotas CURRENT problems. . "jim beam" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:ydmdnSL8MY3AsR7WnZ2dnUVZ_hOdnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net... > On 02/22/2010 10:37 AM, C. E. White wrote: > <snip propaganda> > > back in the office this morning ed? > > http://www.mombu.com/ford/brakes/t-stuck-throttlecruise-control-2296499.html > http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/showthread.php?s=151d7fc4f05641159df14c090069e35e&p=8540776 > http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=73480 > http://www.pr.com/press-release/46864 > http://www.safetyforum.com/fordsua/ > [etc.] > > how much do you get paid to post propaganda while suspending your ethical > interest in stuff like this? > > -- > nomina rutrum rutrum
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