United States Transportation Minister welcomes Toyota penalty actions
Xinhua Washington, 19 April 19-United States Government that , Japan Toyota Motor Company agreed to pay a huge fine 1637.5 million. But the United States Government that will continue to investigate the "back door" Toyota might exist in other activities.
April 19, Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan agreed to pay a civil penalty of $ 1637.5, but still persist in denying the deliberate concealment of the car defects. United States, February 5, announced on Toyota Motor Corporation recall of large-scale events for up to as high as $ penalty, this 1637.5 is the United States Government has thus far on the car to a company the largest amount of civil penalty. This is 2 March, a pedestrian from United States New York of a Toyota front walk photo shops. Xinhua News Agency issued (Wu kaixiang photo)
Toyota agreed to pay fines, is the United States Government for automobile manufacturers to make the maximum amount of civil penalty. United States Transportation Minister Lahoud 19, issued a statement said that Toyota failed to report safety problems with the law, making the vehicle consumers at risk. He finally agreed to Toyota unlawful problems fulfilling their sense of responsibility to the happy, but said that the Government will continue its investigation of the company are fulfilled all obligations.
Toyota Motor Corporation today said that the company has agreed to pay fines, is to avoid the resulting dispute and the possible legal proceedings, and deny the existence of unlawful conduct again.
In accordance with United States laws, vehicle manufacturers in the automotive safety problems found after 5 business days to report to regulatory bodies of the United States. United States Department of transportation charges Toyota knows its brake problems, but they deliberately fail to report more than 4 months.
As a result of a series of automobile safety accidents, Toyota in recent months from a global recall of about 850 million vehicles, including in the United States recall of approximately 600 million units. In addition, according to the United States official statistics, about 52 people may die from Toyota car suddenly accelerate accident caused by an accident. "Recall the door" let Toyota into unprecedented public relations crisis.
(Xinhua)