Toyota’s testify to US politicians

Toyota global president has said he is in U.S. policymakers testify next week about the giant car manufacturer worldwide recall program.

Akio Toyoda said he was looking “forward to speak directly with the Congress and the American people.”

He had previously indicated he would not travel to Washington, but want to conduct the recall in Japan.

Mr Toyoda is now published by, before a congressional committee on Wednesday next week.

Call for clarification

His apparent change of heart came after the chairman of the committee to go into question – the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee – formally as Mr Toyoda before.

Democrat Representative Edolphus Towns said he wanted to clarify Mr. Toyoda, “as the callback function.

“The public is too uncertain to what exactly is the problem, whether it is safe, their cars, or what they’re going to do,” said Mr. Towns, in an open letter.

Toyota has 8.5 million vehicles worldwide, including to remember six million in the U.S..

It was to be essentially by three mistakes – faulty accelerator pedal, gas pedal stuck in made floor mats, and a problem with the braking system on the Prius hybrid model.

Too slow?

Toyota has been criticized in the United States that it is too slow in both reminiscent of the start and implementation.

The matter is being recalled by the U.S. car-safety watchdog, ordered earlier this week Toyota to produce documents related to its mass vehicle hand, examined to see if the company responds quickly enough.

Toyota has denied any cover-up, and said it would cooperate “to any information” from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requested.

On Wednesday, the car maker from full-page advertisements in major Japanese newspapers to apologize for the recalls lately.