Quality Concerns May Delay New Toyota Models

BLADDER_MASTER · Aug 29, 2006

Quality Concerns May Delay New Toyota Models

The Daily Auto Insider
Monday, August 28, 2006
August 2006

Toyota, which has been hit with a number of recent recalls, may delay introductions of some new models by as much as six months, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing "people familiar with the matter."

Toyota's growth and fast-paced expansion are seen as contributing to an increasing number of quality problems in North America, Japan and elsewhere â€” 2.38 million Toyota vehicles were recalled last year, and 628,000 so far in 2006 â€” which threaten its quality image, the story said.

Consequently, the company is considering adding as much as three to six more months to projects in order to assure that quality problems don't arise, senior executives and engineers told the WSJ.

Among the high-volume models that could be affected are the next Sienna minivan, Solara sports coupe and Avalon sedan.

Although most of Toyota's recalls have involved relatively minor issues and nearly all have been voluntary actions by the company, they've still been highly embarrassing for its management, the story said.

"I take this seriously and see it as a crisis," Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe said at a news conference last month. "I want to apologize deeply for the troubles we have caused."

Source: http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyautoinsider/11551/quality-concerns-may-delay-new-toyota-models.html

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