Published on Saturday, February 06, 2010
By Pasadena Star Staff Writer
TOKYO - Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation.
But Akio Toyoda, appointed to the top job at Toyota Motor Corp. last June, said the company is still deciding what steps to take to fix brake problems in the Prius gas-electric hybrid.
Speaking at a hastily announced news conference, Toyoda promised to beef up quality control.
"We are facing a crisis," he said, publicly confronting the automaker's safety problems for the first time since the global recalls were announced Jan. 21.
He said the company is setting up a special committee that would review internal checks, go over consumer complaints and listen to outside experts to come up with a solution to the widening quality problems.
"I offer my apologies for the worries," he said.
Toyoda, grandson of the automaker's founder, said the company was moving quickly on the recalls covering 4
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