“As you well know, I am the grandson of the founder, and all the Toyota vehicles bear my name. For me, when the cars are damaged, it is as though I am as well.” Akio Toyoda (Washington, DC, EEUU, 24/02/2010)
Para una transcripción de los depoimentos de ayer del presidente de la Toyota mundial y de la Toyota de los EEUUA, hecho por The Guardian vea aquí. Pero el resumén hecho por el periodista Andrew Clark da una idea de como fue la cosa:
“To summarise: Mr Toyoda is very, very sorry about Toyota’s faulty accelerator pedals. He doesn’t know exactly when Toyota found out about the problem but he didn’t learn about them personally until late 2009.
His heart goes out to the relatives of those killed or injured, although he’s not going to commit to paying their healthcare or funeral costs. And Toyota’s slow response, Toyoda says, is largely down to its overly rapid growth in recent years which has taken the focus off safety.
Toyoda will do his best to improve things next time by setting up a special safety committee, headed by himself. Oh, and don’t try to make him answer questions with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. He’s not going to play that game.”
