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Toyota Motor Corp. officials bragged in late 2007 that they saved more than $100 million by deterring U.S. safety officials from ordering costly repairs to prevent runaway vehicles, e-mails obtained by The Detroit News show. The communications suggest some executives knew of the situation nearly two years earlier than was acknowledged in a July 2009 internal company document that surfaced this year.In that presentation, Toyota officials touted the $100 million they saved by agreeing in 2007 to recall just 55,000 floor mats that could have interfered with the gas pedal. 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Photo Gallery2011 Ford Edge Crossover Photo GalleryConcours D'Elegance Monterey 2010 Photo GalleryConcours Weekend Monterey 2010 Photo GalleryThe Quail 2010 Photo Gallery AutoSpies.com Photo GalleriesIf you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com Share on FacebookRead Article
The communications suggest some executives knew of the situation nearly two years earlier than was acknowledged in a July 2009 internal company document that surfaced this year.
In that presentation, Toyota officials touted the $100 million they saved by agreeing in 2007 to recall just 55,000 floor mats that could have interfered with the gas pedal. 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Photo Gallery2011 Ford Edge Crossover Photo GalleryConcours D'Elegance Monterey 2010 Photo GalleryConcours Weekend Monterey 2010 Photo GalleryThe Quail 2010 Photo Gallery AutoSpies.com Photo GalleriesIf you want to see your photos running on our homepage photo ticker, be sure to upload your photos on the go by sending them to Mobile@AutoSpies.com Share on Facebook
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