Toyota Motor pays $16.4 million U.S. safety fine
Toyota Motor Corp has paid a $16.4 million fine to settle allegations by U.S. regulators the company was too slow to recall vehicles with defective accelerator pedals.
The civil penalty payment, the maximum allowed under auto safety regulations, came two days before Toyota's U.S. sales chief, Jim Lentz, was expected to appear before a congressional committee investigating Toyota recalls.
Source: Toyota Motor pays $16.4 million U.S. safety fine
The civil penalty payment, the maximum allowed under auto safety regulations, came two days before Toyota's U.S. sales chief, Jim Lentz, was expected to appear before a congressional committee investigating Toyota recalls.
Source: Toyota Motor pays $16.4 million U.S. safety fine
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