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Toyota has its heart in safety

Using its popular Prius hybrid as a working template, Toyota has announced some advances in vehicle safety systems, focusing on older drivers and pedestrians. This is in response to Japanese road accident statistics that show that more than half of traffic deaths are of people aged 65 and over and that pedestrians in Japan now account for more fatalities than vehicle occupants. Ref. Source 3

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Toyota recalls 7.4 million cars over switch

Toyota's worldwide recall of 7.4 million vehicles over a faulty power window switch includes 21,000 vehicles in New Zealand, according to a report. Ref. Source 6

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A plaintiffs' attorney says Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits over accelerations problems. Steve Berman said Wednesday the settlement, which still needs a federal judge's approval, was worth more than $1 billion and is the largest settlement in U.S. history involving automobile defects. Ref. USAToday

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Toyota Motor Corp. Says it has settled what was to be the first of hundreds of wrongful death lawsuits involving problems of sudden, unintended acceleration by its vehicles.

A Toyota spokeswoman said Thursday that the company reached the agreement in the case brought by the family of Paul Van Alfen and Charlene Jones Lloyd. They were killed when their Toyota Camry slammed into a wall in Utah in 2010. The spokeswoman would not disclose the financial terms. Hundreds of other lawsuits remain. Ref. USAToday

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Toyota profit more than doubles

Cost cuts help world's top-selling car maker Toyota to double quarterly profit. Ref. Source 2

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Toyota halts sale of key models over safety issue

The automaker is going to sideline many of its most popular models equipped with seat heaters anywhere in the supply pipeline -- from the factory to the dealership -- until it can replace the heating units. At the moment, Toyota says a recall is not anticipated. The models include: Camry, Avalon, Sienna and Tacoma from the 2013 and 2014 model years and Corollas and Tundras from 2014. Ref. USAToday

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Top Toyota exec arrested on drug charges resigns

Hamp tendered her resignation Tuesday through her attorneys, Toyota said. Ref. Source 9b

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Toyota spends $50 million to accelerate self-driving car program

MIT and Stanford professors will share the funds and collaborate with the Japanese company. Ref. Source 1f