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Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines (AP)

FILE - In this file photo made June 27, 2010, unsold 2010 Toyota Highlanders are seen at a dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo. Forecasters expect U.S. sales of cars and light trucks to slow in June after months of improvement. It's another sign that people are beginning to doubt the economic recovery with unemployment still high. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide — including luxury Lexus sedans — have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls.


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Toyota to restart US auto plant, draws UAW ire (AP)

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks during the announcement of plans to move forward with operations at the new Toyota facility in Blue Springs, Miss. on Thursday, June 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthew Sharpe)AP – Toyota’s announcement that it will resume construction of a car factory in Mississippi was a much-needed piece of good news for both the state struggling with persistent unemployment and the automaker trying to recover some goodwill after a recall crisis bruised its reputation.


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Gov’t: 89 deaths tied to Toyota acceleration (AP)

AP – Unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade, upgrading the number of deaths possibly linked to the massive recalls, the government said Tuesday.

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Toyota recalls Lexus cars in Japan, US to follow (AP)

A visitor takes a photograph of the Toyota Lexus LS650hL at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Toyota said Wednesday it will recall 4,500 Lexus vehicles in Japan to fix a computerized steering problem, with another 7,000 vehicles overseas also likely affected. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. began a recall Friday of 4,509 Lexus cars in Japan because of a computer problem affecting the model’s steering system, with a similar recall to follow in the U.S.


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Toyota to pay record $16.4M fine, recall Lexus SUV (AP)

FILE - In this April 13, 2010 file photo, a red 2010 Lexus GX460 is seen at a dealership, with other Lexus vehicles behind it, in Portland, Maine. A Transportation Department official said Monday, April 19, Toyota will recall the 2010 Lexus GX 460 to address a potential problem with the SUV rolling over.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will pay a record $16.4 million fine for its huge acceleration recalls and then moved to recall new Lexus SUVs to address potential rollover problems. Despite paying the fine, the Japanese auto giant denied violating any U.S. laws.


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AP source: Toyota to agree to $16.4 million fine (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2010 file photo, Toyota cars are lined up for service at a Toyota dealership in Lincolnwood, Ill. Toyota is expected to agree on Monday to pay a fine of more than $16 million for a four-month delay in telling the government about defective gas pedals on its vehicles, the largest civil penalty imposed on an automaker by the government, a Transportation Department official said Sunday, April 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to agree to a fine of more than $16 million, the largest government penalty levied against an automaker, for a four-month delay in telling federal authorities about defective gas pedals on its vehicles, a Transportation Department official said Sunday.


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Toyota to recall 600,000 Sienna minivans (AP)

In this photo released by Toyota, a 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE LTD AWD is shown. Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday, April 16, 2010, it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker.  (AP Photo/Toyota) NO SALESAP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it was recalling 600,000 Sienna minivans sold in the United States to address potential rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard in the latest safety problem to strike the beleaguered automaker.


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