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Mon 02 Feb 2010Toyota plans global recall
Toyota will today outline plans on fixing the accelerator pedals behind a series of crashes and the global recall of millions of vehicles as it scrambles to put its worst public relations crisis behind it.
Toyota, whose reputation of quality and reliability helped it overtake General Motors as the world's top car maker, is facing criticism of moving too slowly to address a sometimes deadly problem of unintended acceleration in many of its cars.
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