The U.S. Congress Blame NHTSA and Toyota

- Washington, Case withdrawal big cars Toyota cars in the U.S. making the U.S. Congress was outraged. In their view, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is party to blame. In a hearing was held, members of Congress asking Toyota security they use. In the present hearing President Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor, Toyota North American President Yoshimi Inaba and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. U.S. Congressman Eleanor Holmes Norton asked if the Toyota Camry hybrid car that uses safe. Paul Kanjorski even doubted cars from Japan. And he used his trust with the security of Japanese cars. While condemning Kanjorski President of Toyota North America since Yoshimi Inaba Inaba's name appears in an internal memo stating that Toyota save U.S. $ 100 million in a car make a withdrawal. "It's very embarrassing for you, sir," said Kanjorski told Inaba told Reuters. U.S. congressman Dan Burton brings another pair of the accelerator. One is made in the U.S. only made in Japan anymore. He wondered how come the same for cars, spare parts made in different countries. Akio Toyoda said in a statement read by her in English, again expressed remorse. However, Toyoda use translator services when the question and answer session took place.
"I'm really sorry that some people actually have an accident when using a Toyota," Toyoda said that like his Inaba, his face a bit tense in the face of hostile questions members of the U.S. Congress. While U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood instead replied with a loud tone when the U.S. Congress Members questioned the role of NHTSA institutions, regulatory agencies or the watchdog which oversees the distribution of cars in the U.S. "In my supervision, we are not any dogs," said this former member of Congress. LaHood is originally from the Republican Party, but eventually went into Obama's cabinet is to convince members of Congress if he's not going to 'sleep' until he was absolutely sure that Toyota is safe. "We work not for the people who boarded horses or using a skateboard. We work for people who drive cars. And our job is to make sure people are safe when 100 percent of their driving," LaHood said. A tense situation for about 3 hours to melt a bit when one member of the U.S. congressional Democrat Dian Watson greeted with a Japanese Toyoda. "Konnichi-wa (good afternoon), Arigato GOZAIMASU, thank you for coming here," Watson said Toyota executives reported.