BREAKING: Toyota CEO accepts invitation to testify before the House Committee

Posted: Feb 18, 2010
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Last week, Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda said that he will not appear before U.S. lawmakers at hearings scheduled for the end of this month. However, he said he would consider appearing before Congress if he was invited. Earlier this morning, Rep. Ed Towns (D-New York), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Toyoda an official invitation.

According to a statement from Toyoda, he has accepted Town’s offer.

“I have received Congressman Towns” invitation to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 24 and I accept,” Toyoda said. “I look forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people.”

- By: Omar Rana


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  • TOYODA MUST RESIGN

    Toyoda Must Resign
    It has become increasingly obvious that Akio Toyoda is incapable of managing Toyota through its messy crisis. The ultimate magnitude of this crisis is yet to be determined, owing largely to Toyoda's indecisiveness, unwillingness to come clean on the facts or respond in a proactive manner, daily flip-flops on positions, and apparent lack of appreciation for his customer base outside Japan. By now, his grandfather is certainly squirming in his grave. Toyota, once considered a great company achieving magnificent growth and prowess, is now led by a(n incompetent) president who has lost (or perhaps has never had) his compass of leadership. Rather than further embarrass his company, his name, and his people, he should do the honorable thing, by Japanese standards, and resign. Customers, around the globe, have lost confidence in Toyota. To regain this confidence and respect in Toyota, the new leadership must first demonstrate a sea-change in approach to vehicle quality transparency. To reduce the anxiety of current owners (and prevent the further rapid market value deterioration of their vehicles), the same fail-safes and retrofits provided by Toyota for new vehicles and those under recent recall MUST BE implemented for all Toyota vehicles with similar x-by-wire technology.

  • http://twitter.com/InfoNow408 Scott Thomas

    Toyota & Honda dropped the ball on handling the recalls , they should have came forward with a full disclosure. Instead of waiting for a huge media blitz and tons of public pressure. But Toyota & Honda are not alone , I never seen so many car companies having recalls all at the same time. I had no idea my car which is not even a Toyota or Honda, was affected until I searched on http://www.carpedalrecall.com and found I had a bad Anti Lock control unit on my 2008 Pontiac G8 , So be careful check daily, it seems more and more cars are being recalled .

  • Bobby

    Too little too late for this clown. I suggest that no one purchase a Toyota vehicle unless Mr. Toyoda actually gives them a face-to-face invitation. Good bye, farewell, don't let the door hit you in the butt.