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		<title>Toyota reportedly subpoenaed for steering rod documents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Toyota Automotive News reports that a federal grand jury in New York has subpoenaed Toyota for documentation related to a component in the steering mechanism of some of its vehicles. The company announced that the subpoena came on June 29, but isn't yet saying publicly which vehicles are involved with the issue. What we do know is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation in February of 749,685 2009 and 2010 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles for a potential steering issue . Toyota has received 437 reports, including 11 injuries and 18 crashes, since 2008, and NHTSA has received 168 complaints. In affected Corolla and Matrix models the electric power steering units are reportedly prone to drifting or locking up, with the problem most notable when cruising at highway speeds. The Japanese automaker has stated publicly that the issue is not a safety recall, though it intends to service the vehicles of Corolla and Matrix owners who say they have an issue. NHTSA still has not revealed the results of it's investigation. This subpoena is the third Toyota has received so far in 2010, with the first coming in February due to unintended acceleration issues and the second from the Michigan Attorney General for recall issues in March. Toyota has recalled 10.8 million vehicles worldwide for acceleration-related issues]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Lexus , Toyota After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal , investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at the time of these sudden acceleration crashes, the throttles were wide open rather and the brakes were not depressed. Thus, they have reason to believe that drivers were mistakenly stomping on the accelerator rather than slamming the brakes in an attempt to avoid these crashes. Of the 75 fatal crashes blamed on sudden acceleration, only one incident has actually been verified as being caused by vehicle fault - the Lexus ES350 accident that killed a California highway patrolman and three other passengers last August . Even so, this case was chalked up as an incident where the floor mat trapped the gas pedal, which Toyota quickly issued a recall for]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Lexus , Toyota After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal , investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at the time of these sudden acceleration crashes, the throttles were wide open rather and the brakes were not depressed. Thus, they have reason to believe that drivers were mistakenly stomping on the accelerator rather than slamming the brakes in an attempt to avoid these crashes. Of the 75 fatal crashes blamed on sudden acceleration, only one incident has actually been verified as being caused by vehicle fault - the Lexus ES350 accident that killed a California highway patrolman and three other passengers last August . Even so, this case was chalked up as an incident where the floor mat trapped the gas pedal, which Toyota quickly issued a recall for. The WSJ also reports that U.S. Transportation Department officials have stated publicly that they have yet to find any electronic glitches in Toyota vehicles that could lead to these crashes. The only defects proven to be true are those that have been outlined by Toyota itself - floor mats and sticky accelerator pedals that are slow to return to idle. ]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Toyota admits 270,000 cars have faulty engines worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Sedan , Japan , Recalls , Safety , Lexus , Luxury 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery In 20 years, odds are few people will remember that 2010 was one of the worst years for Toyota in terms of recalls, but for now, it seems like the company just can't win for losing. The company has announced that it is currently preparing to recall a total of 270,000 Toyota Crown and Lexus LS , GS and IS models worldwide. As it turns out, some of the company's 4.6-liter V8 and 3.5-liter V6 engines were built using faulty valve springs that may cause the car to stall while driving. Around 180,000 of the faulty powerplants were sold outside of Japan. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company says that some Toyota Crown, Lexus LS460, Lexus LS600h, Lexus LS600hL, Lexus GS350, Lexus GS450h, Lexus GS460 and Lexus IS350 models will be affected by the recall, and that it will initiate a procedure to fix the problem as soon as it can figure out a way to do so with the least amount of inconvenience to its customers. The news comes as Toyota continues to try to put this year's bevy of recall issues behind it, including paying a $16.4 million fine to the U.S. government for delaying certain recalls. Thanks for the tip, everyone! Gallery: Review: 2010 Lexus LS460 Sport Photos by Frank Filipponio / Copyright (C)2009, Weblogs, Inc]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner faithfully sticks to the formula it helped create</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: SUV , Toyota , Reviews , Off-Road 2010 Toyota 4Runner - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota has made some serious money over the past couple of decades by making safe, reliable vehicles. There have been a few models, like the Supra and Celica, that have appealed to the enthusiast, but the rest of America hasn't really seemed to care. New Toyota chief Akio Toyoda has promised to change that paradigm, however, pledging to inject new vehicles with much-needed soul. But do we have to wait a few years for Toyota's designers and engineers to come up with something new and exciting? Maybe not. While the enthusiast-inspired products like the FT-86 coupe are still a ways off, off-roading types have a new Toyota to test drive: the 2010 4Runner . ]]></description>
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		<title>KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 00:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010 will be part of Hari Belia 2010, to be held at Putrajaya this weekend (May 15/16)., Goodyear Malaysia has teamed up with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) in support of the government’s initiative to nurture local budding talent and in playing a role in the 1 Belia 1 Malaysia program. During the event, both local novice and expert drifters will be taking part. Goodyear’s team of drivers – Ariff Johanis, Azrina Jane Abdullah, Hanizam bin Hamzah and Michael Gan &#8211; will be giving spectators an exhilarating, heart-stopping experience as they demonstrate their skills in sliding around the track at Precinct 3. The Goodyear Team will also take lucky individuals on adrenaline-filled “taxi rides” around the circuit. All the Goodyear cars will be running on Goodyear’s Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyres, proven to be ideal for driving that needs precision and control]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Toyota and Tesla to partner on EV production in California</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 08:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Toyota , Tesla , Electric Tesla Model S - Click above for high-res image California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda held a joint press in Palo Alto, California to announce that the two companies would be collaborating on electric vehicle development and production, with Tesla will taking over the recently closed NUMMI factory in Fremont, CA to produce the Model S sedan. Toyota will invest $50 million for a private placement of Tesla common stock and the state of California will provide a sales tax abatement to Tesla for capital equipment expenditures to tool up the plant. Musk estimated that the abatement will amount to about $20 million over the next several years. According to Musk, production of the Model S will bring about 1,000 employees back to the NUMMI plant to produce about 20,000 cars a year at first, and as the facility expands - possibly to include the production of more models - it could employ up to 10,000 workers. Musk revealed that some employees have already been rehired, but was non-committal on the subject of union representation. NUMMI was the only Toyota plant in North America that was unionized. An additional benefit to Tesla from this deal is that it will be able to take advantage of the Toyota production system and possibly some of Toyota's suppliers. That's sure to help Tesla avoid many of the logistical problems that hampered early Roadster production and costs. ]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Governator says Tesla teaming up with Toyota in Cali</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Sedan , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Toyota , Tesla , Electric Tesla Model S sedan - click above for high-res image gallery California Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger has apparently let slip ahead of a scheduled 5pm Pacific announcement that Tesla Motors will be teaming up with Toyota to build electric cars. While some might speculate that the agreement could result in the re-opening of Fremont's idle New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant (NUMMI), SFGate says that this is somewhat unlikely. Any production agreement will likely involve the forthcoming Model S sedan, and NUMMI's facilities are significantly larger than what the model will require, as it was originally scaled to accommodate the joint venture between Toyota and General Motors which required much greater capacity. The smart money is on a new factory location, probably in Downey, CA (in Los Angeles County). ]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: FBI investigating four packages after Toyota&#8217;s Kentucky HQ evacuated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Government/Legal , Toyota The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into four packages that were recently sent to four different Toyota manufacturing facilities over the past week. Investigators eventually determined that there was nothing harmful or threatening in the packages, but not before Toyota evacuated its North American headquarters in Kentucky on Friday. According to Reuters , the packages were described as suspicious, but neither the FBI nor Toyota seem to think the incident was any kind of threat. Only one of the boxes caused a full-scale evacuation. Two others were uncovered in the mail rooms of Toyota plants in Texas and West Virginia without incident, while a third was stopped in a post office in Indiana. At this point, it's not clear exactly what made the packages suspicious in the first place. Whatever it was, though, it was enough to cause the post office workers in Indiana to call the state police. Law enforcement has yet to reveal the name of the sender]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: 2003 Toyota Sequoia to be recalled over traction control</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: SUV , Japan , Recalls , Safety , Toyota Toyota made big headlines recently because of sliding floor mats and then sticky gas pedals - both resulting in unintended acceleration. Well, let's call today's recall announcement unintended deceleration . According to The Detroit News , Toyota is preparing to recall 50,000 of its full-size model year 2003 Sequoias . According to the daily, there have been 160 reports of "inappropriate activation of the electronic stability control or the traction control system." Which is a fancy way of saying the vehicles suddenly seem to slow down on their own. Here's what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is saying: "During the activation of either system, the driver loses throttle control and one of more brakes may apply, causing the vehicle to slow suddenly. During these activation events, the brake lights are not illuminated to signal to following traffic that the vehicle is slowing." For its part, Toyota admits that: "...the VSC system could, in limited situations, activate at low speed (approximately 9 mph) for a few seconds after acceleration from a stopped position and, as a result, the vehicle may not accelerate as quickly as the driver expects. There have been no reported injuries or accidents as a result of this condition." Obviously, if your vehicle suddenly slows unexpectedly while under acceleration without warning (and without brake lights!), that's an issue. For its part, Toyota initially admitted it was a problem with the traction control system (not the stability control), but for some reason it didn't feel a recall was necessary. However, that was sixteen months ago, before the Japanese giant's woes began in earnest. ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota will pay $16.4M fine, denies wrongdoing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Toyota , Earnings/Financials Just yesterday, we told you that Toyota was reportedly set to pay the full $16.4 million fine to the U.S. government , so long as the automaker would not be required to admit any wrongdoing. Well, the 'T's have been crossed, the 'I's have been dotted, and the official statements have been released. The largest civil fine ever issued to an automaker by the U.S. government will be paid by way of electronic funds transfer, and will take place within the next 30 days. For what it's worth, The Detroit News reports that if the $16.4 million maximum cap on fines didn't exist, it could have charged $6,000 per vehicle - that's $13.8 billion. Ouch. As part of that process, Toyota now openly admits that it could have (and should have) done a better job of sharing relevant information, and it welcomes "a new, more transparent chapter" in its relationship with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Reports puts Lexus GX on &#8220;Do Not Buy&#8221; list due to rollover fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: SUV , Safety , Lexus , Toyota , Luxury 2010 Lexus GX460 - Click above for high-res image gallery Consumer Reports has officially given the Lexus GX the automotive equivalent of a black eye. The publication has deemed the high-riding luxury SUV a "safety risk" for its likelihood to go shiny side down during emergency maneuvers, and as such, has put it on the publication's infamous "Do Not Buy" list. During testing, the Consumer Reports crew found that the traction control on the GX would allow the vehicle to slide nearly completely sideways before getting everything in line. Interestingly enough, while Consumer Reports tested the nearly-identical Toyota 4Runner , that SUV wasn't found to suffer the same problem with the traction control. Is it possible that all of the luxury goodies you'll find aboard the Lexus add enough pounds to overwhelm the vehicle's stability control, or that the Lexus has significantly different programming? It's possible. So far, Toyota hasn't said much other than that it's concerned with the Consumer Reports findings. ]]></description>
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		<title>Report: NHTSA to seek $16M fine against Toyota for recall scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Toyota After much deliberation , the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has decided to issue a $16.4 million penalty to Toyota - the maximum fine allowed - for failing to recall vehicles due to faulty accelerator pedals in a timely fashion. This will be the largest fine ever issued to an automaker by the government. The U.S. DOT says that Toyota failed to promptly notify the government about the defective gas pedals amongst its model range]]></description>
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		<title>Video: World&#8217;s first Apple iPad in-car installation looks pretty clean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Aftermarket , Truck , Technology , Videos , Toyota World's first Apple iPad automotive installation - Click above to view video after the jump You knew it wouldn't be long before somebody tried to install the new Apple iPad in their ride. Well, it's already happened, and the "somebody" in this case is Doug Bernards of SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, California. The team's ride of choice for what is claimed to be the world's first automotive iPad install is a Toyota Tacoma pickup. SoundMan decided to use a McIntosh amp for the build, naturally. The team was among the first to receive an iPad, and they got to work immediately. The video chronicling the installation is after the jump. Besides the iPad, the system consists of an Audison Bit One processor, the McIntosh six-channel amplifier, an Onkyo ND-S1 and "a special iPod dock which allows the digital signal to be pulled from the iPad and distributed to the BitOne via optical output." As the blurb on the company's website puts it: We chose to use the iPad as the only source for the vehicles entertainment system]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ring Leader: Lexus announces return to Nürburgring 24 with new LFA racer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Europe , Lexus , Toyota , Racing 2010 Lexus LFA racer - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota has announced its racing activities for 2010. And while Formula One has already been removed from the program, the Japanese automaker has plenty going on in other disciplines, including the domestic Super GT series, Formula Nippon, NASCAR and...what's that? The N]]></description>
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		<title>Video: San Diego &#8216;runaway Prius&#8217; has media buzzing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Videos , Hatchback , Toyota Runaway Prius in San Diego - Click above to watch the video after the jump Both the second- and third-generation Prius are part of Toyota's massive recall - the former for floormat problems , the latter for braking issues - but a new incident from California has the automaker looking into more potential issues with the second-generation car. As CNN tells it, Jim Sikes was driving his Prius on Interstate 8 in San Diego County when he pushed the gas pedal to pass a slow-moving car, but then, as Sikes says, "[the pedal] did something kind of funny ... it jumped and it just stuck there." Sikes called 911 for assistance, but a California Highway Patrol officer caught up to the car, and the officer used a loudspeaker to give Sikes instructions on how to safely stop the vehicle with the emergency brake. "As it was going, I was trying the brakes... it wasn't stopping," Sikes recounts. The highway patrol officer said that Sikes had reached speeds of over 90 miles per hour. Neither Sikes or any other drivers were hurt during this alleged unintended acceleration incident. In a statement issued Monday night, Toyota says that it has dispatched a field technical specialist to investigate the case]]></description>
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		<title>Video: San Diego &#8216;runaway Prius&#8217; has media buzzing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Videos , Hatchback , Toyota Runaway Prius in San Diego - Click above to watch the video after the jump Both the second- and third-generation Prius are part of Toyota's massive recall - the former for floormat problems , the latter for braking issues - but a new incident from California has the automaker looking into more potential issues with the second-generation car. As CNN tells it, Jim Sikes was driving his Prius on Interstate 8 in San Diego County when he pushed the gas pedal to pass a slow-moving car, but then, as Sikes says, "[the pedal] did something kind of funny ... it jumped and it just stuck there." Sikes called 911 for assistance, but a California Highway Patrol officer caught up to the car, and the officer used a loudspeaker to give Sikes instructions on how to safely stop the vehicle with the emergency brake. "As it was going, I was trying the brakes... it wasn't stopping," Sikes recounts]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Toyota bragged about saving $100M by avoiding, limiting recalls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety , Toyota If you saved your company $1 million, you'd brag about it, right? How about $100 million? Certainly you'd be looking for a few pats on the back for such a massive sum of loot. A report in The Detroit Free Press reveals that Yoshimi Inaba, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motors Sales in the U.S., allegedly did such bragging back on July 6, 2010, but the topic was "Wins for Toyota" and the subject was safety. The Freep obtained the internal presentation on Sunday as Toyota handed over thousands of documents to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in advance of its February 24 hearing. The over $100 million in savings was spread across nine points outlined by Inaba in the presentation, which outlined savings obtained by delaying safety regulations and avoiding investigations. ]]></description>
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		<title>As Toyota stumbles, schadenfreude lurks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As Toyota stumbles through its biggest recall ever, some U.S. automakers could be feeling a bit of glee after a disastrous year for the industry. ]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota posts $1.7 billion quarterly profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Toyota Motor Corp., grappling with spreading safety problems that are battering its image, returned to profit in the October-December quarter and raised its annual earnings forecast. ]]></description>
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