together Drag Car of the World Market
The world's major car manufacturers began to pull the car out of the market on a large scale . They ask the seller stopped offering cars with potential dangerous defect , following the aggressive policy of safety in the United States ( U.S. ) , Japan , and China .
The latest move : Toyota Motor on Wednesday announced a massive recall over nearly 6.4 million cars worldwide . The action includes five separate issues and 27 models , including the Corolla , Yaris and Matrix , and RAV4 SUV also Highlander .
BMW AG , Fiat Automobiles Chrysler , Ford Motor Co. , General Motors Co. , Toyota , and Volkswagen AG has attracted nearly 15 million cars since the beginning of the year . Automotive industry observers expressed automakers no longer easy to negotiate with regulators . Now , the threat of criminal prosecution and substantial fines haunt industry executives .
Last month , Toyota agreed to pay a fine of $ 1.2 billion to the U.S. . Fines paid to settle a criminal investigation by the Justice Department . At that time , Toyota was accused of misleading the consumer and does not report product -related defects in several fatal accidents .
Allan J. Kam , a consultant who has 25 years as a lawyer in traffic safety agency inter - town USA , said fines were " eye-opening " of other automakers . " They think , ' Only by the grace of God that makes me survive [ of the fine ] ' , " he explained .
Last January , an investigation by South Korea also trigger the withdrawal of U.S. cars . Withdrawal occurs after the inspection team denied a seat cushion specification in some Toyota products made in the U.S. . At that time , the level of resistance against the seat cushion fire inspection team spotlight .
Volkswagen, GM and SAIC Motor Co. responded to user complaints in China through several improvements , having received strict orders from the local regulator . Ten years ago , the Japanese regulatory agency sue Mitsubishi Motors Corp. executives with criminal charges , after Mitsubishi claimed to have hidden defects in products for many years .
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder stated the investigation into Toyota's " an example " and a warning to other car manufacturers , so as not to repeat the same mistakes . Toyota agreed to pay a fine of $ 1.6 billion to settle related civil suit .WSJ
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