Toyota president asks for co-op in efforts to overcome crisis

• Source: Xinhua
• [08:38 March 08 2010]
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Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda speaks during a meeting with employees at the company headquarters in Toyota, central Japan March 5, 2010. About 2,000 employees took part in the meeting, Toyota said. Photo: Xinhua

The Friday event was the first time Toyoda has spoken at a large gathering of its employees and partners in Japan about the recall issue.

Toyota's problems in the United States appear to be far from over. On Wednesday, it emerged that more than 60 people had complained of experiencing sudden acceleration in Toyota cars after the vehicles had been taken for repair as part of the recall.

In China, Toyota has started a new promotion to encourage people to buy its cars because of declining sales, in part due to the recall and fears about safety.