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Toyota conducts safety tests on all SUV models (AP)

A 2010 Lexus GX460 is seen at a dealership, with other vehicles reflected in the background, in Portland, Maine, on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Consumer Reports has given a rare 'Don't Buy' warning to the new Lexus GX 460, saying the large SUV has handling problems that could cause it to roll over during sharp turns.( AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP – Toyota is testing the safety of all its sport-utility models after a U.S. consumer magazine warned against buying the 2010 Lexus GX 460 for possible roll-over problems, the Japanese automaker said Thursday.


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In Toyota cases, evasion becomes tactic (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown on the grille of a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP – Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.


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AP IMPACT: In Toyota cases, evasion becomes tactic (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown on the grille of a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP – Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.


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AP IMPACT: Toyota uses questionable legal tactics (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown on the grille of a 2010 Toyota Camry in Miami. Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP – Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.


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Toyota official: ‘We need to come clean’ (AP)

Cars for sale at a Toyota dealer in Hollywood. Toyota intends to aggressively defend itself against lawsuits and AP – The Associated Press has learned that five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a U.S. company executive wrote in an internal e-mail: “We need to come clean” about accelerator problems.


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Europeans warned of Toyota pedals well before US (AP)

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks during a news conference at O'Hare International Airport, Tuesday, April  6, 2010, in Chicago. LaHood said Tuesday he wouldn't be surprised if a review of documents from Toyota Motor Corp. uncovered additional safety lapses at the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP – Long before Toyota told U.S. regulators about sticking accelerator pedals, the Japanese automaker warned its distributors throughout Europe about similar problems, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.


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Documents: Toyota lagged in issuing US warnings (AP)

Cars for sale at a Toyota dealer in Hollywood. Toyota intends to aggressively defend itself against lawsuits and AP – Toyota issued internal repair procedures to its own distributors in 31 European countries about sticking accelerator pedals months before it warned U.S. regulators about the problem — and on the same day it told the U.S. government it would conduct a recall over loose floor mats, according to Toyota documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.


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