Can Toyota recover from recall woes?

The crisis at Toyota deepened as it announced a global recall of 473,000 petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, including its flagship Prius, to fix brake problems. So will the Japanese car giant be able to recover from it? Probably not.

It's been a lousy week for corporate Japan's reputation. Koito Industries admitted faking safety reports on plane seats it had made for 32 airlines. Meanwhile, Honda announced a recall of over 400,000cars with faulty airbags.

And the crisis at Toyota deepened as it announced a global recall of 473,000 petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, including its flagship Prius, to fix brake problems. This followed a recall of more than eight million conventional cars over potentially defective accelerator pedals. There have also been complaints to US safety authorities about steering trouble with the popular Corolla model, raising fears of yet another safety scare.

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