Toyota President to speak with congress

The president of Toyota Akio Toyoda is planning to testify before congress sometime next week about the recalls here in the United States. Toyoda said "he looks forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people." Toyoda was given an invitation from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which he accepted rather than facing a subpoena.

Is this a wise decision for the company? Will this bring answers to the problems Toyota's vehicles have had? Will he answer how the company is planning on fixing the problems they now face?

Over the last four months there has been a recall of approximately 8.5 million vehicles. They have been recalled because of gas pedal questions, accelerators being jammed into the floor mats, and issues with the brakes on several vehicles. Two of those vehicles, the Corolla and Matrix, have received 168 complaints with reports of 11 injuries and eight crashes.

Representatives from New York and California said that the testimony of Toyoda "will be helpful in understanding the actions Toyota is taking to ensure the safety of American drivers." It sounds like Mr. Toyoda wants to make sure that he can regain the trust of those customers loosing faith in Toyota. He is putting himself on a national stage and will surely come prepared with answers to the questions he will face.

I think that this will be very beneficial for his company. I feel like Toyota will work out the issues and will once again begin building quality vehicles for drivers throughout the world.

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