Toyota encounter
Toyota yesterday disclosed, those affected by the continuing influence of recall events, the company will therefore lose 20 billion, but Toyota still expected fiscal 2009 could be profitable. On the same day, Japan industry outgoing message, as a result of brake system is flawed, Toyota has decided to recall in Japan and the United States is about 27 million new Prius (Gallery Forum) . For the first entry into the Toyota hybrid market, this is a new test.
At present in the United States and Japan, etc. 60 more marketing is the last 5 months listing of third-generation Prius, which is called the recall of the new Prius, in China it is the second generation Prius sales.
Toyota said yesterday that the headquarters are in new Prius potential brakes failure investigated yet. But in January, the Toyota Prius has been changed the new brake system.
Japan media said that the fault is present in the brake system of anti-lock system (ABS), Toyota will soon to Japan land transport and United States submitted an application deployed to recall. Reports that recall the scope is last May to 12-month period from the sale of vehicles, including the number of recall in Japan around 17.6 million, the United States 10 million units.
Toyota China PR yesterday replied that Toyota's sales in 2006, the Prius in China to manufacture and market, is the second generation Prius, not a brake failures of third generation Prius, so not affected.
At present, domestic Prius owners about 3000 people. The first half of this year, the third generation Prius will be on sale in China. Toyota China PR that is listed in China's new Prius is changed brake system program models, does not appear beauty day (Gallery Forum) market.
[Edit: barrychen]