Japanese car recalls a sign of economic warfare

[nicajm]

How crazy does one have to be go go on public television and say these things? Really, a CONSPIRACY? If it's made by human hands you can make something good, but not PERFECT. All this video gives is false comfort to all those Toyota owners.

[IMFLondon]

America really needs to get her head in the game. Bashing companies that are others national pride without care for the social impacts. Japanese cars? Chinese investors? Canadian drugs? They're supposed to be your biggest business partners, but you're making their workforce hate you!

[melissatubman]

great presentation.. congrats keep it up ..

[soyntgo4it]

Its funny how that the American car makes are never defects right? Please they are the worst for RECALLS. I worked for GM and reading the recalls going out I was scared to even drive these cars vehicles dieing while just driving it, drive train/rear ends stop working and lock up while driving and cause a serious accident. These are recalls that consumers were never aware of. I didn't see these on the NEWS quite odd. I would buy Japanese cars before American crap.

[SuperKissmyblackass]

Thank God that RT reports things like this. I would never see this on SKY or BBC

[taledarkside]

anyone that believes russian today is an idiot. all they have on are conspiracy theorists.

if this shit was true, the US government wouldn't be letting Toyota and Honda build new factories all over the US. oh wait, thats common sense, conspiracy theorists lack that.

[chicago6584]

Obama needs to legalize pot and get into drug dealing.

[XxxSakura101]

This is a bunch of crap, Japan is our closest friend and ally. Obama is a socialist so he thinks the government has the authority to buy out companies and support bad business practices that caused the bankruptcy by funding them.

This guy is paranoid and wrong. Japan is our friend.

[ChickenC0re]

The second Toyota became number 1, they stopped doing improvements on their vehicles. The 2009-2010 Corolla is the biggest disgrace Toyota has ever produced. Recall after recall after recall; it rattles like a tin can, you can't keep it going down a straight path, and the doors open too wide to close them from inside the car. It is just a monstrosity, and Toyota's smug attitude and lack of caring because of their new title has cost them. Time for the Koreans and Americans to make the cars.

[390fusion]

fuck honda and toyota

[cingle2004jp]

Pretty big coincidence, huh

[vehlajatt22]

i think it's good that honda and toyota are getting squeezed, they need to get their shit together

just cause you made the most reliable cars ever seen in the last couple years, doesn't mean you can start to slack off now

[seseljsrs]

Washington's latest hit movie,

The Attack of the Killer Floormats

With the USA besieged once again by an army of invading killer floormats planted inside foreign vehicles, the Manchurian Candidate's administration initiates Operation Trojan Horse. Bruce Willis plays Lt. Gen Lee Iacocca, charged with the task of interning Prius and Lexus owners in FEMA camps. With help from weekend basketball friends, he develops a superweapon to save American industry --- the K-Car.

Rated PG.

[toyota4x4canadaguy]

What about all the GM and Chrysler air bags that go off out of the blue. I personally know of three, one while driving an almost new Chevy Suburban at highway speed, an Olds Achieva while runnig without anyone even in the car and a full size Dodge van parked without even the key in it. If you look it up on the net you will see it is a very common occurance. I don't personally know of anyone with a "runaway Toyota" Why are the "North American Airbags" not on the news and in front of congress?

[Sigolet]

Probably because those airbags, as well as the cars you mentioned, are made in Canada, as many North American vehicles are, and it could call into question why the U.S. tolerates such an enormous trade imbalance with Canada. It could ignite already sticky trade relations between the two countries.

[sietube2008]

Toyota is made by the hands of American people in the US, at least the 48% of the parts are designed and manufactured in the US.

Toyota is an American Co. in the US.

While in this economy, the Toyota are hiring instead of firing. Only the Only under educated American Public will be influenced by this.

[304teddy]

toyota sales are down 10percent WORLDWIDE dumbass. for every low wage toyota created in america two well paying jobs were lost.

[AJstar9]

your so brainwashed toyota has and always been a japan co.only 48% are manufactured here the rest are shipped in.ALL the profits go to japan.hate to tell you ford is the only one that made a profit last year.

[sietube2008]

So the plan of our government through congress is to bash Toyota using and influence under educated American public by media and sunk them and take over Toyota ?

Wow then here is USSR., not USA.

Our congress must be profesisonally trained to unreasonably criticize and harrass others.

I wonder if there are any justice behind them.

It is a shame.

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[304teddy]

there was a congressional hearing over ford for the explorer deaths-which received alot more negative press than toyota is seeing. ford did not try to cover up their problem like toyota. ford issued a recall voluntarily while toyota tried to cover it up and had to be forced by our government to take action. why is it that toyota deserves a pass?

[Sigolet]

Under educated American public?

Your incomprehensible English grammar say more about your lack of education than anything else.

It is a shame that you would front for a company that has been killing innocent people and hiding the truth about the poor quality and poor technology of their cars.

Only under educated Japanese shill would deny it.

Kimi no eigo ga heta desu, nee!

[liveitupalways05]

@Sigolet

"Kimi no eigo ga heta desu, nee!" This is not grammatically correct.

It should be like, " Kimi no eigo ha heta desu, nee! "

well, it means that your Japanese is not that great either thou.

LMAO

[Sigolet]

@liveitupalways05

"Kimi no eigo ha heta desu" is a Japanese colloquialism. "Ha" is a non-standard variation of "ga." It is not proper Japanese.

At least, that is the way it is taught at Keio University in Tokyo.

Perhaps, you are right.

Perhaps, Keio University, like Toyota, is way overrated.

It appears that your Japanese isn't very good, either.

[RomanByTheRiverside]

STFU idiot. Truth is painful.

[Sigolet]

Toyota is faulted because of the shocking audio that family desperately seeking help from a 911 operator as their Toyota raced out of control at over 100 mph on a Los Angeles freeway moments before they were all killed.

Obama bailed out GM not for the sake of the company but to save the United Auto Workers Union from extinction.

The Japanese routinely limit their auto market from all foreign competition.

Madsen is a shill for the Japanese.

Guess his family didn't die in a Toyota.

[RomanByTheRiverside]

GFYS.

[304teddy]

@Sigolet great post-one thing to add. there have been many deaths and countless complaints of unintended acceleration in lexus models including the CHP officer. know how many lexus models have been recalled? ZERO

[liveitupalways05]

@304teddy

After all those name-calling with media frenzy against Toyota, there is not even a single confirmed accident case.

If you are able to substantiates even one case against TOYOTA, name it! The Saylor was killed because the entrapment of the accelerator panel with the over-sized mat wrongly placed by the Lexus dealer employee in El Cajuan.This entrapment was pointed out by another customer who rented out the ES350. This conclusion was confirmed by NHTSA and SD police.

[304teddy]

watch?v=49gj9OcJ-p0 the avalon owner experienced UA got the car to his dealer who CONFIRMED it-will that be all?

[304teddy]

that seems to have shut you up.

[HomoGnosticus]

The problem is dumbasses who don´t know how to stop a car get driving licenses in the USA far too easy. Instead of turning out the engine or using the breaks (with same result) he finds time to call 911 and ask stupid questions, lmao.

[powerofdreams666]

@HomoGnosticus i was thinking the same thing i dont live in america but i heard people were calling and bullshit and i was thinking wtf if my car is out of controll i will turn down the engine and if i need to and really need to i will pull the handbrake

[AJstar9]

toyota got two safey guys on the pay roll.toyota been hideing reports .this guy is a dumb ass

[RomanByTheRiverside]

Retard. Keep your head in the sand.

[AJstar9]

better my head in the sand then like your up toyota'a ass.toyotas are recalled in japan to and they dont own any of gm,and if you think this mess is caused by floor mats your crazy.buy the way ford sales are up 42% they sold more cars and trucks then anybody in the us there #1

[RomanByTheRiverside]

Ford blows.  Go Lions.

[AJstar9]

ya blows away the other auto co.

[flapplewapple]

What he says is true... I kinda dont think its the government, but the companies that dont like being beaten by Asian companies.

[tenacioustaut]

watch?v=cCIM84AS1Fg

[304teddy]

i encourage anyone interested in this subject to do some research of thier own on the subject to get to the truth-this idiot is obviously on toyotas payroll.

[304teddy]

this guy is a complete moron-there even more critisism of ford during the "exploder" ordeal. caterpillar? yeah caterpillar is a direct competitor to toyota. how many caterpillars do you see on the corner?

[304teddy]

CTS provides pedals for nissan, ford and honda-yet none of them have this problem. why? because CTS only builds the pedals that their respective clients design. ford/nissan/honda simply designed a better pedal. no lexus has CTS pedal they are ALL denso(japan) but lexus models do have unintended acceleration-who you gonna blame that on?-oh i forgot-the floor mats.LMAO

[ohmyfrickengod]

@304teddy i was going to say, my dad worked for cts when they were located in berne indiana and they distributed a bunch of crap EVERYWHERE

[myouren3]

304teddy

You are wrong. Ford recalled some models in china because their model also using same faulty pedals.

[304teddy]

no ford did not recall the models in china-what ford did was stop sales of the models with CTS supplied pedals in order to test the sytems and make sure there were no problems. when no problems were found they resumed sales with NO recall.

[304teddy]

"provided assistance to ford"-no more than he "provided assistance" to toyota dumbass but you left that part out.

[304teddy]

what an asshat. even if and thats a big if our government was involved in a "conspiracy" to oust the japanese car makers it would only be fair play. the japs dont let american car manufacturers into their market period and they never have. just another souless dumbass who sold himself to toyota.

[superskunkfooker]

American car companies suck. Its reality. Get over it.

[gmcsierra2002]

He should move to japan and eat some rice!

[ohmyfrickengod]

is it me. or does this guy seem like a total dumbass?

[carquestions]

It's national xenophobia - Audi in 86 Toyota in 2009 - NHTSA has closed many millions more SUA cases against GM alone than Toyota could ever have imagined. FACT - there has never been a vehicle tested by NHTSA that accelerated by itself and the brakes failed ZERO - this is driver error and is a phenomena that has been researched by the Americans Sussman and Pollard in 1989

[galdino429]

its not a conspiracy, toyota lies and cover up have finally come back to haunt them. now they slipped, and it deserves them right, they shall pay.

[galdino429]

honda is hiding behind toyota's problems. what better time to fix your own problems. toyota did it to themselves. even if obama is going to put the japanese economy in its place, it will be the best thing he has done. we have made it to easy for them. we gave them free property and money to help them get started on us soil. from 95 till now the toyota workers in the us are still being paid on us tax dollars. same time look how hard japan keeps american companies out.

[SteveXnycperformance]

GM use to be traded on the stock exchange. Since General Motors has become Government Motor no private individual can profit from Government motor Gains. The import market will see massive lost in sales, because the government need new market to grow to world scale. The import will still make cars but it will be for the government. all others will be hinder by laws and limitation.Toyota is also government control (MADE IN CHINA). Both are of social affair(monopoly).

[MrTouchShriek]

I suppose the United States is secretly controlling the Chinese government, which also put out a recall on its Toyota's?

This whole piece plays out like an Onion AV shot. You couldn't create better satire than this -- the conspiracy theorist weaving an intricate and complex storyline full of deceit and intrigue, all the while missing the most obvious detail.

Please tell me you folks at RT don't pay these clowns that much money, because I could do a better job concocting conspiracies drunk.

[jmelkis]

@MrTouchShriek China and Japan don't see eye to eye, actually. They aren't allies. It is possible that they could seize the opportunity to also issue a recall.

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[lostinseganet]

lol japan, and korea servely restricts car imports to their country. I mean a lot. Their government has given plenty of bailouts to their own countries companies.

[klard]

This is how these people do business? Who knew our leaders all have the mentality of seventh graders. What a bunch of manipulative twits.

[tmmckee]

Is Lauren trying out for Fox News???

[Tactums]

Agreed, she's got that new-douche look, queen icebitch comments creeping in.

Either that or... RT is being reined in.

[Dean0000007]

Only proves there should be no free trade and globalization. There is no pride in a product anymore when it comes from a mish mash of corporations around the world.

Reinstitute GM, Ford, Chrysler pride by making it made in America and take responsible for the product.

I'm Canadian and believe that there should be a nationalistic pride in quality. Protect the middle class and the worker and the economy will rebound to new heights.

[ch1kusoo]

thankfully, Jack "the Loon" Layton won't be Prime Minister EVER so that will never happen.

[Dean0000007]

That's why will follow in the US footsteps to heavy debt subsidizing a business model that is failing. For the first time Canada has fallen into a trade deficit. We can't rely on the US to buy all our products any more to float a failed system because their system is essentially bankrupt. Try selling our toques to the Chinese, good luck!!

[ch1kusoo]

well, i hope the manufacturing industry goes bust because it's a failing industry for many years and subsidizing it doesn't change the face that it's a failure.

also, the Canadian government needs to allow our dollar appreciate to increase our purchasing power. we should not punish ourselves just because the U.S. is screwing their own currency.

[Dean0000007]

Wrong, the manufacturing industry has thrived for decades it started going downhill after free trade and the globalization and selling out of the middle class by bought out politicians from corporations that have done very well at keeping capital at the top of the pyramid and getting all the rule changes to benefit them. We're screwing our currency too, our Federal Reserve is the charter banks and a german bank that print our money and charge us interest on lending our own money to us. silly.

[Dean0000007]

You want the manufacturing sector to fail? LOL You sound delusional, you want us to be a service sector economy? You want us to ship our raw resources like a good ol colony forever without developing them resources into real good end products. I'm glad your not running our country. LOL

[arran4]

What's wrong with Australia. :P

[Dean0000007]

Nothing, Germany is a world class economy because they buy the best and make the best. If you export all your best raw resources it's low job creation and only allowes a few to really profit from it. If there is some highend production then good jobs and a good economy arise from it.

[arran4]

Also, mechanization does the same to the production line as just exporting it IMHO.. You need some way of increasing the velocity of the money in circulation between the producers and the service providers.

[Dean0000007]

I agree, if some day all work is done by computer and machine there will have to be some kind of Gene Rodenberry "Star Trek" type economy.

It's ridiculous to think that humans would be able to keep up with a machines/computers work load.

The wealth distribution would need to be divided up in a substantially different way.

[arran4]

I don't know much about the Japanese economy but I suspect that's shaping some of the issues there along with currency valuation + cost of labor.

I don't know much about this 'Star Trek' type economy. Enlighten me. :)

That or you have to keep the technological innovation up so high there is always demand for people. Until an energy crisis hits.

[99missingperson99]

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[TheWorld4all]

This is what we get for trusting JAPS. Remember Pearl Harbor??????

[Dean0000007]

Cut off any nations oil supply and see what happens. LOL

[UKSecretCourts]

Good analysis by Madsen.

[signboyy]

verrrry interesting that the defective pedal is made by an american firm and that its in collusion with the government.

so the pedal manufacturer intentionaly makes defective pedals for toyota which gets people killed, which provides bad pr for toyota, which increases sales of american cars, which causes the japanese government to retaliate by requesting american military bases be shutdown in japan

wow i never made the connections...so much shenanigans going on

[kentobi88]

just shows japan lack of work ethics and value. They think they are best and that's what they get.

[raiden711]

So Wayne Madsen is saying US government is ultimately behind the Toyota car recalls in order to help GM & Ford boost sales? Hahahaha. Every major auto industry from time to time has experienced major recalls due to minor problems. Ford a couple years back recalled a total of 16 million vehicles due to a minor glitch in the cruise control system made by Texas Instruments. Manufacturing defects happen from time to time. No conspiracy.

[jmelkis]

@raiden711 What about all of the times that a recall should've been issued but wasn't. I bet you don't know all of the times that happened with General Motors....

[raiden711]

@jmelkis. GM made numerous recalls. Most recent was in Apr. 2009, having 1.5 million vehicles recalled due to a small defect in the engine potentially causing fires. As I said before, manufacturing defects happen to every major manufacturing company from time to time. An auto company will only recall large amounts of their cars if there are enough complaints.

[phnixlady]

No coincidence. Too obvious. We are good at fixing cars. Buy old cars and fix them, I say.

[bonzaibb12]

The Anchorwoman one rude and condescending gal. Seems like RT is starting to get some of it Q's from Fox.

[Flankymanga]

The dirty ways of america trying to economically hurt Japan for its more recent "tyrning back to america" and facing towards China and Russia with open arms. I am n ot surprised. Japanese people are hardworking and precise. Their cars have been built with high quality at a reasonable price. Through this phylosophy Toyota gained the world leadership through its car making empire. America is jealous....

[barrhavener]

@Flankymanga

High Quality? OMG.

70 years ago, when the Japanese yelled "Tora! Tora! Tora!", the American navy was in horror.

Today, when the Japanese yell "Toyota! Toyota! Toyota!" all the drivers around the world are in horror.

[Flankymanga]

@barrhavener 50 years back america was giving economic aid and lending money, today america is giving bombs and borrowing money. Everything in order to stay "alive". Have you ever seen a Toyota car or drive one? I have...

[2012ilove]

@barrhavener stop being racist. grow up

[abarzilai664]

So it's a conspiracy and not a problem of Toyota's own making, oh brother. I no expert in the auto industry, but I can tell that Wayne is wrong in this given that there are similar recalls in China and the United Kingdom and I don't see that Japan is pissed off at this since there have been calls over there for an investigation into Toyota's troubles

[sexybritgent]

i think it could be industrial espionage to help get ford more money. perhaps whoever made the pedals an independant supplier cts, they supply the pentagon. so perhaps it is they have duffed the japanese so that american cars sell better.

[gringodeltoro1]

The US is sinking so fast, it makes me smile !

[ImperialEmpire]

You mean the US with the economy of $14.3 trillion that grew at 6% last year, and unemployment numbers which are dropping fast, while it rises in europe, russia, and other parts of the world? That US?

[gringodeltoro1]

Dude, where do you get your facts? just curious...

[ImperialEmpire]

I suggest you go on google, type in US GDP growth of 6% and you'll see all the articles from NY Times, Washington Post, etc who speak of the US GDP growth of 6%. Maybe you should start paying attention to the economy more? Watch some economic news stations. Also unemployment dropped from 10% to 9.7% last month and is expected to drop further because the growing economy is increasing production, which will require jobs to produce them.

[gringodeltoro1]

Isn't the NY times and the Washington Post who said there were WMD in Iraq? Or did they simply failed to acknowledge that Bush had no case going there in the first place?

Tell me one thing the American economy exports abroad successfully (beside gas guzzling cars and weapons)? Now apply the same question to the Chinese...

Tell me what will happen when China decides to nationalize its factories (Nike, IBM...) producing good for itself rather than exporting to the States for a bad $ currency...

[ImperialEmpire]

So did you just deny a FACT? No one disputes the US GDP growth. You sound stupid for disputing it. What does the US export? The US is the 3rd largest exporter in the world and exports basically everything from iron ore (to china), to vehicles, to computers, to weapons, to everything. Our companies are everywhere and so is our culture. You sound like you're 12 years old.

[gringodeltoro1]

The US is indebted up to its ears (13 trillions). The only reason you haven't collapsed yet is as you said, your companies and your culture is everywhere... But other super power are emerging (Brazil, China, India) and they are tired of being ordered around by your war hungry government. Just keep on printing money until the $ is completely worthless. Oil is running out, you may want to keep an eye on this as well.

[ImperialEmpire]

The US economy is $14.3 trillion and growing. $13 trillion in debt is not a lot percentage wise. The only debt that can hurt the US is medicaid and social security, but those are internal problems.

Brazil a super power? Not really and Brazil is mostly populated by westerners now. India? Not really. China? They have a LOOOOOONG way to go. China's economy is $4 trillion and they have a population of over 1.3 billion. That is POVERTY.

[gringodeltoro1]

Alright man, note my name somewhere, and let's have this conversation in one year time... seriously.

I'm still learning right now, and things are developing really fast.

I hope you still have your job and your house when we have this chat in 2011.

Peace to you !

[gringodeltoro1]

If you have time, you may want to watch this: Collapse with Michael Ruppert 1-8

[dikkydoo1]

RAFLMAO

[urayasukun000]

it bottomed out so fast that is way it grow 6% !!

And US has $13~14trilion in dept. and 50% of that is to Japan and china !! lol

[ImperialEmpire]

The US debt is easily manageable, percentage wise idiot. That is all that matters. Japan is a US colony and despite what the uninformed think, the US has MASSIVE leverage over China via the US dollar, investments in China, and natural resources we supply to China such as iron ore. We are also over 50% of China's economy and if we stop buying their products, they go bankrupt.

[Brommear]

@ImperialEmpire: And you starve?

[urayasukun000]

MASSIVE leverage over China via the US dollar. lol THE dollar is shit not worse anything!! and if japan and china dumps da shit ! US is fucked

[urayasukun000]

if Japan and china dumps the US reserve currency US is fucked

[urayasukun000]

america is going down baby ! lol

[TeslaGenius]

USA doesn't manage anything any longer you shit AmeriCUNT !

all USA does lately is PRINT FUNNY MONEY(cause China doesn't want to borrow you any more money !)

You are BANKRUPT! Another few years and dollar will collapse in HYPER inflation be cause you PRINT DAY AND NIGHT worthless dollars out of THIN AIR!

You are future BANANA republic of fucking Zimbabwe!

[TheInvinciblePixel]

You take the number of vehicles in the field (A) and multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement (C). A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

[dezldummi]

this should have been obvious to everyone..... Thanks to you RT for reporting events as honest and open as you do....

[Voyeur12]

Amazing connection, Wayne! Good work!!

[monoarania10]

I'm sorry, but this guy Wayne is being really irresponsible. Mechanics and electronics dont listen to politics, if there is a problem, Toyota needs to fix it completely. 2 minute fix!!!???, bull shit!!! sorry.

[monoarania10]

T O Y O T A , just fix you stuff . Computer Based Brakes ???? How expensive is to have a HARD WIRED/MECHANICAL Brake/Accelerator Override mechanism???  PLEASE, we need real Engineers, no to do this blaming game Bull s h i t !!!! 2 minutes fix!!??? Bull s h i t !!! TOYOTA = so sad they try now to blame Obama, pathetic!

[jmelkis]

@monoarania10 Toyota isn't blaming Obama, at least I have not heard this. Madsen doesn't work for Toyota, so far as I know.

[RP4409]

Buy ford NO bailouts

[Wasp16mm]

made in the USA means made by mexicans in the USA.

And madsen is CRAZY

[Pnkbong]

General Motors Sucks! My mother owned a 1996 Chev. Lamina and it gave her nothing but trouble. Then she bought a 2002 Toyota Camry and she never had any trouble at all with the camry. Even Ford makes much better cars and trucks than General Motors. It's obvious that politics is primary reason for these recalls.

[jmelkis]

@Pnkbong Companies that can't compete simply lobby the government for influence. And when they can't win that way, the government simply takes them over. Then the government can squash the competition.

That's what I don't like about this scenario.

[Pnkbong]

Wayne Madsen is right!

[14842]

Wayne Madsen is always right :)

[14842]

Japan will have to make a military deal with Russia and have their disputed island as a permanent base to protect the Japanese as they have no sufficient defense equipment .

[puppetjaw]

look for the insurer and counter party and you'll find the real culprit

[strongbadassman]

this sorta dirty little games, like all the other dirty little games played by our dirty little government will fail, case in point Afghanistan and Iraq, when you have a two time college drop out, 5 times deferment on war vice president trying to play God, no one should be surprised it ended up so bad, and Iran became a superpower because of us!

[707RipOtee]

Good Ol'e American made!!

[Whorulesnow]

I trust my dependable Prius a great deal more than I trust the United States government.

Recall the government, not my prius. I have had my car for five wonderful years and haven't had one problem with it. Go Toyota!

[jefferyconnors]

dam american junk

[ComradePatriot]

If I was driving a Toyota in Washington DC and saw the Federal Reserve Chief crossing the street then I would run him over and just tell the police that my gas pedal got stuck and I could not hit the brakes.

[eyeswideshuttt]

This is the first step to bringing back industry here in the U.S.. The U.S. needs to put a stop to globalization, and sending industries abroad.

[Wambago09]

My Dad Still Has His Toyota Corolla. Had It Since 2008; Haven't Run Into Any Problems.

[takerdust]

I still have a 96' toyota corolla. Only last year had I needed to replace belts that were still from the factory.

[ImperialEmpire]

By the way, I love how RT leaves out that Toyota has started a WORLDWIDE recall of these vehicles. They are recalling all models across the world, not just the US, so I guess the US forced China to pressure Toyota to recall the cars in China too, right?

You people don't think at all.

[Nakedseeker]

Chevy and Ford are all over the world as well, it doesn't matter...

[Polidiot1]

There is more to the auto recalls than what the media is saying, I hope people will wake up.

[PigMine]

Madsen has it right. At least somebody has their head screwed on right.

[MidNightRider2001]

The shit is getting deep here, lol.

[SurvivalWithBushcraf]

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

[ForTehNguyen]

govts 60% ownership of GM/Chrysler is a huge conflict of interest with these recalls of competitors

If a chairman came out and said the same comments that douchebag LaHood said, they would be sued. Too bad you cant sue the govt.

[smunp]

Indeed, the government is a vortex of trust that causes all the problems in our society. No one would ever accept taxes if it weren't for a government of some kind. We wouldn't have to worry about free trade.

[IDriveAmerican]

The reasons why Isuzu and Mazda dont have large recalls like Toyota and Honda is, Because these manufactures are much smaller, and produce fewer cars thus quality control, is simpler to maintain.

Toyota sells thousands more cars then Isuzu meaning there is a greater likely hood for defects given this larger sample space.

[TheFlex21]

lauren lyster always looks like she's auditioning for a future job at fox

Dina is great, lauren sucks

[MaxZagar]

They can't even make breaks, no wonder us cars don't sell. Trust an American company ? I guess not, and a few harakiris go down in Japan.

[ImperialEmpire]

Wow these conspiracy theorists really stretch. 1) The US isn't responsible for recalls of products. Toyota and Honda have had issues and complaints for a while, but now they're recalling the products to avoid lawsuits from injuries. Only the company can recall the product, the US gov't has no say in it. 2) Toyota and Honda have manufacturing plants in the US and employ Americans, as well as have American shareholders. Sabotaging them would hurt American citizens. Dumb conspiracy.

[ImperialEmpire]

3) Because Toyota/Honda have factories in the US and employ thousands of Americans, many congressmen would protect them from such tactics because if Toyota/Honda failed in the US, their constituents in their states would lose jobs and then vote them out of congress.

There is NO WAY such a plot could happen in the US. This guy is really reaching for a story.

[TheFlex21]

@ImperialEmpire

you have no grasp of reality

[30DOTCOM]

@ImperialEmpire

You think America cares about it's citizens? And why does it matter what rights people have when their vehicles are sabotaged? Why wouldn't they recall them? And why did these defects suddenly multiply at this particular time? Logic points to conspiracy and not coincidence. We'll be proven right or wrong by US media, but we'll most likely be lied to 95% of the time.

[ImperialEmpire]

Congressmen represent the people in their city and state. A lot of toyota and honda factories are located in the US. If Toyota closes factories, that congressman would be voted out for not helping to protect them, the congressmans loyalty in this case is to toyota (and the american citizens who work for them) over the national interest of the nation.

Get it?

[30DOTCOM]

@ImperialEmpire

So congressmen can't be bribed? Congressmen are stupid? Congressmen are goodie good? When they see an opportunity to put a dime in their wallet, they'll do it 95% of the time, some might be hesitant, but would instantly go for it when another nickel fell on the floor. And for the 1% that truly care about the good of their people, will easily be taken up on it for another nickel or dime, maybe both. Everyone has a price.

[jubeidamasta]

@30DOTCOM the supreme court just made it legal for corporations and religious organizations to buy err i mean "contribute" unlimited founds to any politician, no one is more delusional then someone who believes politicians are good people.

[30DOTCOM]

@jubeidamasta

NO SHIT! Isn't that what I was just saying? That you know, 99% of those bastards are corrupt? Besides that was legal long ago, they just made that official.

[flyhead2]

@ImperialEmpire

Congressmen represent the people? I do hope that this is irony because if not you might be perceived as being a delusion, mindless troll, God forbid.

[Northern5tar]

Yeah go piss off Japan some more. Like there's not enough resentment against the US already. Damn.