Economy Feb 24 Watch LaHood on Toyota: ‘I Think That They Were Safety Deaf’ Toyota President Akio Toyoda faced tough questions Wednesday from a key House committee about his company's response to safety issues with its vehicles. Gwen Ifill talks to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the government's role in ensuring vehicle safety.
Economy Feb 23 Watch Toyota’s Troubles Accelerate with Congressional, Criminal Probes Toyota executive James Lentz apologized to a House subcommittee Tuesday over the motor company's slow response to safety concerns. Jim Lehrer talks with Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, and Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., about the first of three congressional probes on…
Economy Feb 22 Watch Toyota Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Recalls A federal grand jury has opened an investigation over whether Toyota tried to cover up the acceleration problems that sparked its massive vehicle recall. The beleaguered automaker also faces congressional hearings later this week. Gwen Ifill talks to a Detroit…
Nation Feb 09 Watch Toyota Recalls More Cars as Safety Woes Continue Toyota will recall 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicle models, bringing its worldwide recall total to 8.5 million vehicles for brake and accelerator problems.
Feb 04 Watch Toyota Faces Federal Probe Over Prius Brakes The bad news continues for Toyota, as brake problems surface in the company's popular Prius model this week. The Transportation Department is considering an investigation, after receiving 124 complaints about the possible brake-power issues. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Toyota Details Fix for Faulty Pedals Toyota announced Monday it has found a solution to the gas pedal problem that forced the automaker to recall millions of vehicles and stop selling eight popular models in the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch News Wrap: Economy’s Growth Surprises, But Jobs Still Lag In other news, the U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, more than expected, and Toyota outlined steps it is taking to help end an unprecedented recall. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Toyota’s Safety Record Dented as Recall Widens Toyota expanded its recall to China and Europe on Thursday, but said it was nearing a fix to the gas pedal problem that pushed the automaker to halt sales and production on several popular models. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Toyota Halts Sales Amid Renewed Safety Fears In an unprecedented move caused by faulty gas pedals, Toyota has halted the sale and production of eight of its top-selling models. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching