Toyota Prepared Statements - Feb 24

Thanks, Bob. And here's the NYTimes take on it.

Toyota’s President to Take ‘Full Responsibility’
By MICHELINE MAYNARD 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — In a prepared statement, Akio Toyoda assured lawmakers that the carmaker is moving to fix the problems and regain the trust of consumers.

 

Toyoda’s testimony:


Very humble. At least he is saying they will address systemic issues.

The American CEO’s testimony:

Arrogant. Totally ignores the possibility that the throttle pedal recall might not be the real issue. Seems to be saying “trust us – we know what we’re doing.†I believe this is at odds with the testimony of his boss.

So, we are still not seeing a very cohesive approach to the problem. It will be interesting to see how the Committee takes these testimonies, and how bad they try to beat up the executives.

 

I have no problem with either mans statements. However Akio Toyoda's statements don't really offer much more tangibly than he has already stated was going to happen. He already outlined much of this with his statement about a week ago.

It's interesting to me that Toyoda is stressing listening and adopting the customer perspective. Well I'd say, Welcome to Prius Chat Mr. Toyoda, if you want the customer perspective on The Prius, it's here.

 

Is this why Andy Griffith let Barney Fife carry one bullet in his shirt pocket?

 

LaHood is getting nailed for focusing too narrow on Toyota and not handling with class and respect.