Archive for September, 2009

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An engine in a Toyota Motor Corp Prius hybrid vehicle is pictured …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(Reuters) - An engine in a Toyota Motor Corp Prius hybrid vehicle is pictured at a showroom in Tokyo July 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao


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In this image provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(AP) - In this image provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, accelerator interference caused by an out-of-position all-weather floor mat is demonstrated. Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 said it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company's largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. (AP Photo/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)


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A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped balloon is seen on the company's hybrid vehicle, at a showroom in Tokyo July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao


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Tsunami Hits South Pacific

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A huge tsunami struck American Samoa and Samoa early day, causing many deaths in both Pacific island groups. Reports from Sky News put the death toll in American Samoa at 14, while Radio New Zealand reports at least five confirmed deaths in Samoa so far.
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A factory worker assembles vehicles along the assembly line …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(AFP/File) - A factory worker assembles vehicles along the assembly line at Toyota Motors' Tsutsumi factory. Japan's factory output rose for a sixth straight month in August, the longest unbroken expansion in 12 years, as Asia's biggest economy limps out of its worst slump in decades.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)


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A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped balloon is seen on the company's hybrid vehicle, at a showroom in Tokyo July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao


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A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

photo(Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp logo and the reflection of an earth-shaped balloon is seen on the company's hybrid vehicle, at a showroom in Tokyo July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao


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Toyota cars are seen here at an auto dealership in Oakland, …

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

photo(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Toyota cars are seen here at an auto dealership in Oakland, California. The automaker has issued a safety warning affecting some 3.8 mln vehicles in the US after a deadly crash in California believed to be the result of a gas pedal that got stuck on a floor mat.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)


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An engine in a Toyota Motor Corp Prius hybrid vehicle is pictured …

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

photo(Reuters) - An engine in a Toyota Motor Corp Prius hybrid vehicle is pictured at a showroom in Tokyo July 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao


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FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2009 file photo, the company logo shines …

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

photo(AP) - FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2009 file photo, the company logo shines off the nose of an unsold 2010 Camry sedan at a Toyota dealership in Centennial, Colo. Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 said it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company's largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)