03/03/2010
Toyota cars safe amid recalls
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As Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp. continues to cope with the fallout of its massive recalls worldwide, many consumers in Taiwan have wondered why there has been little talk of recalls here and worried if their vehicles are safe. "It is reasonable for local consumers to have this doubt, " admitted Steven Yang, general manager of the External Affairs Division at Hotai Motor Co., Toyota's Taiwan dealer, which has led Taiwan in market share for seven consecutive years. That Toyota vehicles in Taiwan have not shown the same gas pedal flaws seen in the United States is tied to how globalized auto companies organize their supply chains to provide the most competitive products to consumers. Yang told the Central News Agency in a recent telephone interview that even for the same model, Toyota vehicles in the United States and Taiwan come in different sizes and use parts with designs tailored to specific markets made by different suppliers.
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