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Toyota Crown Prince to "fire" force arm first market confidence





Toyota automobile company Toyota chapter men today held a press conference in Beijing, the massive recall of events. Analysts said, Toyota or have learned before unresponsive blamed, issued in zhongguozhijianzongju on Toyota's risk alert, prompt to to restore market confidence.

Almost four months, Toyota has one coming out of the gas pedal, driver seat mat, brakes and other parts for defects, and has announced a worldwide recall of more than 850 million vehicles together.

While the real let Toyota station to "storm eye" is zhongguozhijianzongju 26 February as part of Toyota Motor Corporation issued a risk warning vehicle defects. Notice that using Toyota brand or Lexus brand vehicles such as discovery vehicles accelerator pedal and braking system features performance anomalies, please immediately reflected the situation. Toyota vehicle safety issues once again under the general concern of consumers China.

Because quality risks to recall action, in the automotive industry is not a solitary case. But business owners for failing to timely processing of complaints and safety issues public apology, the President of the company in the United States House of representatives were required to swear himself is true is the first time.

Less than a year, a total of 800 million cars many recall events let Toyota felt unprecedented pressure: financial huge losses, consumer confidence, even its most proud of the production and development philosophy is considered the main culprit of mass recall.

Two years ago, Toyota or automotive industry of "God", their every move, worshipped by the entire industry, widely imitated. Today, Toyota became a million pound, thousands of broken drum brake, the accused, a wave of sound became mainstream.

For Toyota's crisis, the industry's views on several versions : one is the beauty day (Gallery Forum) relationships on that Toyota is political and trade protection of the victim; and second, some people think that Toyota took office as Director of the strong advocacy Watanabe to reduce costs is to make models of quality cannot be guaranteed; third, the question of a radical expansion of Toyota.

In the previous series of large-scale recall incidents Toyota because slow, President of Toyota chapter men has been reluctant to show up at the strong criticism. Analysts believe that this issue risk warnings zhongguozhijianzongju, Toyota chapter men who held a press conference at once, perhaps indicate Toyota has timely lesson, want to respond to crises as early as possible in order to avoid a relapse into the Chinese market for passive situation.

Prior to this, Toyota has announced that from 28 February to begin in China recall Tianjin factory production of urban utility vehicles RAV4 (Gallery Forum) . However, many owners during the Spring Festival had already received Toyota's recall notices. From February 17 , start, Faw Toyota have Chinese market 75000 over an official recall RAV4, than the original scheduled date for 11 days. Visible, Toyota has begun to respond to work to restore China ahead of the world's largest automobile market confidence.

Japan corporate social reports that Toyota chapter men just to attend the United States House of representatives on 24 may, but because of the hearing, the company late last year began in has become the world's largest new car sales market of China recall more than 10 million vehicles, which are intended to set out by President personally to show attention to China's attitude, as soon as possible to restore consumer confidence.

There are media reports, Toyota chapter men and Toyota China's top leaders, will present later today at a press conference, on the recent concern "recall door" events. Meanwhile, AQSIQ has recently issued a warning of the risk of Toyota, will also be made.

Although Toyota chapter men just in 24, attended the United States House of representatives hearing, however, Toyota chapter men arrived, no doubt, this is even more significant responsibility, he will face the world's largest 2010, Toyota Motor in the Chinese market sales target is over 80 million units.

(Economic observation network)

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2-United States automotive sales growth of 13% Ford goes beyond general





Super comprehensive Automotive News reported, although many United States Northeast snow and Toyota massive recall, 2 month United States automobile sales are still a 13% growth in overall sales for the 780,463. Seasonally adjusted at an annualised rate of sales for 1040 million units.

Which , February Ford United States market sales volume grew by 43% to 142,285 for monthly sales volume since 1998 more than General Motors for the first time. 2 month Ford in the United States market share of about 17% over the same period increased by 3%; this is the company for the past 17 months, 16th to achieve growth.

GM sales growth 11.5% to 141,951, of which four branded Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac GMC and sales 138,849 units, an increase of 32%.

Affected by the recall, Toyota Motor Sales compared to the United States in February dropped 8.7%, total sold 100,027 cars, better than analysts expected. Honda automobile, Nissan automobiles and modern 2 month in the United States automobile market of automobile sales also increased, but not and analyst expectations.

Chrysler United States sales for the month of February, an increase of 84,449 less than 1%, but its 2007 for the first time since December.

Although the overall sales volume 2 month market appear to rise, but analysts believe that since the previous year, February is the United States automobile market in the period of lowest fan ― the annualised sales only 911 (Gallery Forum) million units, so United States auto industry recovery still slow and fragile.

Attachment: 2 months the sales table cheqi United States (source: United States automobile News; Unit: vehicles)

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United States House of representatives asked Toyota provides electronic control system data





Xinhua March 6, Tokyo (Ho Kung) according to the common social 6, reported that the United States House of representatives energy and Commerce Committee recently asked Toyota provide electronic control system-related data, and allow the acceptance of the Commission of inquiry examined.

United States House of representatives energy and Commerce Committee on 5 may by Toyota North America branch of marketing in charge of the letter said, Toyota made, suddenly accelerate not electronic control system caused by the defect, the idea of the lack of "convincing evidence".

Toyota to prove their claims, announced on 8 November in the United States for the implementation by external experts in public testing.

In the United States House of representatives and the Senate recently held 3 field hearings, Toyota vehicle electronic control system for problems is the controversy, Toyota has always adhered to the electronic control system.

[Edit: kehanchen]

GM Daewoo or changed its name to a final conclusion next month Chevrolet





According to the Korea Korean daily news "reported that GM Daewoo brand may change into common mass Chevrolet automobile brand" (Chevrolet) ". GM Daewoo's charge 4, said: "the universal Daewoo President Mike-aka Mongolia has decided to replace the GM Daewoo brand. At the same vendor, after consultation with the Trade Union for final, to raise funds for Busan auto show opening previously released replacement policy. "General aspects, General Daewoo business layer forthcoming one-off will replace common Daewoo brand Chevy or temporarily two names mixed programmes make a final decision. Trade unions, worry, if you replace the brand and company names are completely lost and the company is closely related to the inherent brand of autonomy, which reduced the contractor base of General Motors.

[Edit: darkogao]

Mitsubishi Electric will OEM PSA global chain frequency blowing build-up,





March 8, motors, Mitsubishi announced that it has and France automobile giants PSA Peugeot Citro?n (PSA) regarding the supply to its 10 million electric vehicles to reach a final agreement, the electric vehicle to Mitsubishi "i-MiEV" as the prototype, PSA plans to years to Peugeot and Citroen two brands in sales in the European market.

And, in the previous 3 month on February 2, BYD co., Ltd. (1211.HK) also declared that Germany will and Daimler motor company (Daimler AG) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on electric vehicles in China joint venture. And the first difference is that the new brand will jointly by BYD and Daimler and registered and have a completely distinct from the existing Daimler brands ( including Mercedes-Benz , Smart (Gallery Forum) , Maybach (Gallery Forum) ) and BYD brand.

This show to new energy cooperation-based features, global-scale industry restructuring are accelerating.

It was revealed that Mitsubishi Motors will start in October this year in Japan produced by the production of this car. Estimated at 5 to 6 years supply all 10 million cars. In addition, the two sides have announced on November 3, not capital. Joint statement, Mitsubishi, Mashiko repair and Peugeot CEO Philip ・ Varan recently met in Geneva, it was agreed that in the current business environment in the composition of capital Alliance and not reality, but the two sides expressed their will to continue consultations on the expansion of business cooperation.

Peugeot plans to inject 2000 billion to Mitsubishi 3000 billion yen (approximately 154 billion to $ 23 billion RMB), becoming its largest shareholder, but negotiations were not successful. On the other hand, both believe in environmental technology and marketing are complementary space, it is expected that the future is expected in the small car, and open up new markets, expand cooperation.

PSA claims is the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, so far in the global vehicle sales up to 10 million units. Some analysts believe that Mitsubishi Motors even in 2000, been exposed to conceal a substantial deterioration in the operating result of recall of difficult times has never stopped the development of electric vehicles, which will enable them to make a crucial for the future development of the cooperation opportunities.

For automobile manufacturers, environmental protection technology is increasingly becoming an important keywords that relate to future survival. Prior to this Toyota , car Reynolds , Nissan Alliance, etc. larger than PSA's manufacturers have in hybrid and electric vehicles and other fields establish certain technical advantages, in the struggle for life.

However, China's domestic manufacturers present in win international large-scale industry partners seems to be only BYD far away in the front. Subject to the Daimler last may have information that BYD also and automobile plan public quest in hybrid and lithium battery-powered electric vehicles area collaborate. Domestic local manufacturers in terms of new energy vehicles remains essentially silo, and even some local protection, duplication and disordered competition trends.

Whether China will become the new energy vehicles, global platform large arenas? different levels of Chinese enterprises to participate in new energy automobile global industry chain, and become important? these about China new energy vehicle integration and solution of the problem maybe will become an important topic in 2010.

[Edit: yiyangcai]