Foot crash Toyota

One of the three pillars of Japanese auto industry - Toyota Motor - has once again recognized the poor quality of their products. At this time, the company announced the termination of U.S. sales of eight models in relation to marriage in the production. If today is to ask the domestic automobile enthusiast, what cars he considers the most reliable, then the first two places in the poll will take "Japanese" and "Germans". This is confirmed by numerous ratings and research of various associations and institutions. For example, in the latest ranking of the German automobile club ADAC most reliable car last 30 years has become a Toyota. In this case, the local Mercedes has taken a "home" list, only the second place. The remaining three seats in the first five chosen as exclusively German and Japanese manufacturers - Audi, Mazda and Mitsubishi. Nevertheless, in recent years in the ratings of reliability Toyota cars are absent altogether. Particularly strong image of the company fell into the eyes of American motorists. Because of the numerous defects and marriages in the production, which resulted in a lot of accidents, with only the Japanese American auto market last year recalled more than 5 million vehicles. What is immediately reflected in the confidence of customers. Moreover, in late 2009 issued a ruling in the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety list of most reliable cars available in the U.S. market, Toyota cars in general was not there. The main condition for entering into the rating is the passage of crash test rollover. The estimate for the test should be at least 3 to 4-point system. And the biggest disappointment were the results of crash tests, Toyota and BMW. In this machine the Japanese company for the first time in three years did not meet safety standards. Professionals and owners of Toyota notes that the quality of products the company has continued to decline, at least 8 years. However, such a grand crash that auto giant is going through at the moment, never did. Except for small times, only for the year 2009 were withdrawn two major parties. At the beginning of the year due to a defect in the system prednatyazheniya belts and exhaust system were rejected 1.4 million vehicles. And at the end of the year were recalled 3.8 million vehicles allegedly due to ill-placed under the driver seat pad, for which clung to the gas pedal. Subsequently, however, it turned out that the pedal simply sink, adding speed and thereby provoking an accident. The list then hit Toyota Camry, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Prius, Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, Lexus ES350, IS250 and IS350 2004-2009 years of manufacture. And now in the new year "pedal echo" forced Toyota announced it was suspending sales of the eight models in North America, as well as the withdrawal of more than a million cars with this fault. There will also be suspended production at factories in the U.S. and Canada, where he produced cars the Japanese company. Some of the models were RAV4 (2009-2010 years of release), Corolla (2009-2010), Matrix (2009-2010), Sequoia (2008-2010), Tundra (2007-2010), Avalon (2005-2010) and Highlander ( 2010). According to some reports, with the participation of these models have been about two thousand accidents, which killed 16 people. According to various estimates, as a result of this decision damages the company will amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. And this is without considering possible legal action by victims, who will surely be followed in connection with official recognition by their sins. All this could put an end to the ambitions of management Toyota, coupled with the conquest of the American market. This, in turn, seriously affect the financial well-being of the company, who are already poor. Toyota expects that losses in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2010 would amount to 450 billion yen, or $ 5 billion a Japanese company expects earnings at best, only in 2011. Most likely, this is not the last blow to the automaker. Probably in the next few days will be announced and the withdrawal of vehicles from Europe and Asia, as there have also been implemented cars with the same details. All this threatens to return for repairs for about two million cars.