Toyota Executives and Internal Emails Reveal It’s Time to Come Clean
Internal emails from Toyota executives acknowledged the sudden acceleration issue and urged the company that it was time to come clean. Company executives even went so far as to say, “We are not protecting our customers by keeping this quiet.” “The time has come not to hide on this one.” The email appears to be a response to one earlier in the day from Katsuhiko Konagei, Communications Coordinator. In Konagei’s email, he stated that Toyota should not mention the mechanical failure of the accelerator pedals because the company had not yet clarified the problem or settled on a remedy. This email was among 70,000 pages of documents requested from the company by the Transportation Department and Congressional Committees which are investigating Toyota’s recalls (The New York Times).
The judicial panel indicated in a decision on Friday, April 9th by the U.S. Judicial Panel Multi-district Litigation that a single judge will hear all important pre-trial motions for all Toyota cases.
