Toyota to pay record fines for disclosure delay

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Fat Dumb & Happy Contact options for registered users 's Avatar posted on
December 21, 2010, 4:42 am
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Someone pinch me, I must be dreaming. This is the thanks Toyota gets for
producing a better mouse trap.  We ought to make the Transportation
Dept. drive Detroit made 70's and 80's models for this decision.
    "The automaker's failure to promptly report defects brings federal
penalties that top $32 million."
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-fine-20101221,0,2995009.story

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December 21, 2010, 5:55 am
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Re: Toyota to pay record fines for disclosure delay

On 12/21/10 4:42 AM, Fat Dumb & Happy wrote:

What does this have to do with building better mousetraps? The fine was
for not reporting safety problems in a timely manner as required by law.

 

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December 21, 2010, 11:33 am
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Or to bring negative publicity to Toyota to sell more Government
Motors vehicles.
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Mr.E

 

Fat Dumb & Happy Contact options for registered users 's Avatar posted on
December 22, 2010, 5:25 am
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Re: Toyota to pay record fines for disclosure delay

Mr.E@totally.invalid wrote:

  Yep,  Toyota has provided a lot of Americans with reasonable cost
transportation and they broke GM, now the gov't decides to shut the barn
door.

 

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