(경제) 미 도요다 자동차의 몰락 위기
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Good evening. We’re going to begin here tonight with a story that broke late in the day. It’s a bombshell폭탄선언 for the auto industry. As we’ve reported, Toyota has been in the middle of a massive recall of several lines of cars because of a defect결함 that may cause accelerators to stick들러붙다. Well, tonight the giant automaker has announced they will stop selling all the cars affected and temporarily shut down production of some of the most popular vehicles in this country. Tom Costello who’s been covering this story starts us off tonight from our Washington newsroom. Tom, good evening.
Brian? As recalls go, this one is very big. It involves a shutdown and it raises question of really about quality control of Toyota. Toyota is telling its dealerships nationwide to suspend all sales of eight different models involved in a recall. It announced last week for that sticking accelerator pedal until it can find a remedy해결책. You may remember the recall involves 2.3 million vehicles. There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms in rare cases, mechanically stick while partially depressed누르다 or return slowly to the idle가동되지 않는 position.
Here are the models. The 2009-2010 RAV 4. The 2009-2010 Corolla. The 2009-2010 Matrix. The 2005-2010 Avalon. Page two. Certain 2007-2010 Camrys. Not all. The 2010 Highlander. The 2007-2010 Tundra. And the 2008-2010 Sequoia.
If the model isn’t listed, it’s not involved in the recall and it will still be sold otherwise those models are going to be stopped being sold effective immediately. Now because sales are being suspended……. Shutting down five production lines next week until it gets to the bottom of the problem. That tells you how big of a problem this has become. Those production lines are in Canada, Indiana, Kentucky and Texas.
Now this recall is separate from the ongoing recall of four million Toyota and Lexus vehicles to reduce the risk of pedals being trapped by incorrect or out of place accessory floor mats. I talked to Philly Bou at CNBC, Brian, he says this is a very big deal. Phil covers the auto industry for CNBC. Back to you. Still developing story again. A bombshell on the auto industry. Tom Costello starting us off tonight. Tom, thanks.