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New tally: 56 dead in Toyota crashes (Orange County Register)
Over the last decade, the federal government has received complaints of 34 fatalities related to sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles; and at least 22 more have been alleged in lawsuits and police reports, our colleagues at the Los Angeles Times...

Lawmaker says documents show Toyota’s ‘systematic disregard for the law’ (Norwalk Reflector)
LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Congressional investigators said they had found evidence that Toyota Motor Corp. “deliberately withheld” evidence in lawsuits related to vehicle safety, exhibiting a “systematic disregard for the law.”

Many Japanese believe Toyota is under fire because U.S. favors GM (Norwalk Reflector)
LOS ANGELES (MCT) - A series of aggressive federal investigations into the recalls of Toyota autos are looking at whether the automaker has been less than forthcoming about the safety defects in some of its vehicles.

California Toyota Owners To Get VIP Treatment (KESQ Palm Springs)
LOS ANGELES - California has made it easier for Toyota owners to get their cars repaired under the massive recall.

Tales of terror and loss in Toyota-related deaths (Austin American-Statesman)
Tales of terror and loss in Toyota-related deaths

Lawmaker says Toyota withheld key evidence (Daily Breeze)
WASHINGTON - A House lawmaker said Friday that internal Toyota documents show the automaker deliberately withheld key vehicle design and testing evidence in lawsuits filed by Toyota drivers injured in crashes.

Toyota chief apologizes in Beijing (Los Angeles Times)
Holding a news conference in the world's largest car market, Akio Toyoda says safety problems stemmed from a company that was expanding too fast. Reporting from Beijing — Apologizing several times and bowing twice, Toyota President Akio Toyoda spoke directly to the world's largest automotive market in a press conference here Monday to assuage fears about the safety of his company's vehicles.

Congress panel cites proof of Toyota concealment (The Malaysian Insider)
LOS ANGELES , Feb 27 — A US congressional panel has found evidence Toyota routinely withheld company records it should have turned over in court and settled personal injury cases to avoid revealing key engineering data dubbed the “Books of Knowledge,” the panel’s chairman said yesterday. A paper trail of Toyota’s alleged misconduct in defending itself against personal injury suits was revealed ...