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terça-feira, 9 de Fevereiro de 2010 7:30

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Toyoda earlier wrote in the Washington Post that he was "deeply disappointed" for not maintaining the high standards US customers expected.

"As the president of Toyota, I take personal responsibility," he wrote. "That is why I am personally leading the effort to restore trust in our word and in our products."

The Prius was Japan's top-selling car in 2009 and the world's most popular hybrid model.

There have been complaints in Japan and the US that the brakes momentarily fail when driven on rough roads.

The brake problem was thought to affect about 270,000 Prius models that were sold in the US and Japan starting last May.

Toyota blames a software glitch and says it has already fixed vehicles sold this year.

Hybrid Sai, sold only in Japan, and Lexus HS250h, sold globally, would also be recalled, the company said on Tuesday.

The US Transportation Department said last week it was investigating the braking problems with Prius.

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terça-feira, 9 de Fevereiro de 2010 7:25

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Toyota has announced the recall of 436,000 hybrid cars worldwide including its latest Prius model.

It includes more than 200,000 Prius cars sold in Japan and 8,500 cars in the UK.

The company, already dealing with the recall of 8 million vehicles, filed papers at Japan's transport ministry about the Prius's sold since 2009 May.

The company has already recalled millions of vehicles this year because of accelerator and floor mat problems.

Company President Akio Toyoda - already dealing with damage to the brand's reputation in the wake of the other problems - made the recall announcement at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.

"We have decided to recall as we regard safety for our customers as our foremost priority," Toyoda said.

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