Toyota to improper handling of security issues apology denied the concealment of defects
23 February, in the United States Washington, car Toyota United States sales company President and Chief Operating Officer James ・ Lenz in Congress House energy and Commerce Committee investigation committee hearings on oath. James ・ day of the United States Congress Lenz testified, the improper handling of security issues, to apologize but insist that the electronic control system and Toyota's sudden acceleration problem. Xinhua/Reuters
Xinhua February 23 in Washington, d.c. (Liu Lina Liu) Toyota United States sales company CEO 23, when testifying at the United States Congress, regarding the improper handling of security issues, to apologize but insist that the electronic control system and Toyota's sudden acceleration problem.
Toyota United States sales company President and Chief Operating Officer James ・ Lenz and the United States Transportation Minister ・ Lahoud day in the United States will house energy and Commerce Committee, the investigation team. This hearing is the United States will be Toyota recall events held three hearings in the first field. The hearing focused on two main parts: one is the Toyota vehicle suddenly accelerated phenomena are not the electronic control system, the other is whether the "hide Toyota defects".
Lenz in testimony said: "over the past few months, we have not kept pace with users and the public on Toyota expects standard", "We recognize these error, we apologize for this and learn from them. We now realize that we should change the way that must be faster, better and more effectively with our users and the regulator to communicate. "But Lenz insisted that the car suddenly accelerate design defects cause is feet pedal position, the company itself has not concealed defects.
Lahoud believes that there is a problem with the electronic control system and the possibility cannot be ruled out.
Responsible for this survey of Congressman Bart Stupak ・ said that Toyota Motor Corporation ignoring the consumer's request to check the car suddenly accelerated, Toyota says 2009 October realized the gas pedal, but in fact a few years ago they had a large number of complaints received, "they misled the United States population."
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