Toyota stories on NPR

Several Toyota-related stories on NPR Thursday and Friday.
(Print versions are usually shortened versions of the audio. Friday's audio not yet available as I post this.)
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The lawyers aren't battling Toyota right now, they are battling each other:
Toyota Crashes Lead To Scramble For Lawsuits
March 18, 2010
"As lawsuits against Toyota mount, attorneys are lining up for a leading role in the class-action lawsuits against the automaker. But it's a tough fight to grab one of those starring roles in the courtroom."


Runaway Cars: Driver Error or Car Malfunction?
March 19, 2010
"In the mid-1980s the car company Audi had a problem. Some customers were reporting a mysterious defect in the Audi 5000. Their cars, they said, were uncontrollably surging forward. There had been accidents. Deaths."


Toyota Deals Get Customers Back To Showrooms
March 19, 2010
"Toyota's recent, aggressive efforts to offer incentives and special deals to get customers into showrooms and buying cars seem to be working. The latest data show that Toyota sales are rising sharply."


Your Car May Know If A Crash Is Your Fault
March 17, 2010
"Most people aren't aware that their cars contain black boxes. But collecting electronic information that helps reveal exactly what happened inside a vehicle prior to a crash is becoming an increasingly important concern for law enforcement, insurance companies and traffic safety engineers."