The scandal over Toyota's safety shortcomings is resulting in new legislation in Congress.
New cars and trucks would be required to carry black boxes to record crash information and automakers would pay fees -- $3 per vehicle initially -- to help fund the government's auto safety agency under a series of proposals in Congress in response to Toyota's massive recalls, the Associated Press is reporting.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday released a draft to shore up vehicle safety and better fund the government's safety watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The measure are generally viewed as a reaction to the Toyota scandals, which so far have resulted in recall of 8 million vehicles worldwide. Another recall was announced just this week.
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