Are Toyotas safety problems helping Americas car industry?
Toyota has been in the news lately, and it isn’t because they build great cars. Rather, there have been issues some frightening issues with certain models, and what compounds the problem is that Toyota is accused of knowing about some of their mechanical problems. No one is quite sure how pervasive certain problems are, and recalls have sometimes confused the issue, even though they are regarded as the “right” thing for a car manufacturer to do. At this point, any Toyota recall is going to be connected to the original problem, even if it is an unrelated mechanical or electrical issue. The question for the future is whether Toyota’s issues will have lasted impacts on the company. Here are a few thoughts on whether Toyota’s safety problems are helping the American car industry.
