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...Toyota has handled it well," says Clarence Ditlow, the director of the Center of Auto Safety in Washington, D.C. Ditlow says the record shows that Toyota executives first became aware of a possible problem 10 years ago - a scenario Toyota disputes - when the company replaced the floor mats on Lexus models sold in Great Britain. "There have been six different defect petitions [filed with the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, or NHTSA]," says Ditlow. (See the top 10 product recalls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toyota's Big Recall Unlikely to Quiet Critics | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

Toyota saw that as vindication. "Six times in the past six years NHTSA has undertaken an exhaustive review of allegations of unintended acceleration on Toyota and Lexus vehicles and six times the agency closed the investigation without finding any electronic engine control system malfunction to be the cause of unintended acceleration," the company noted in a statement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toyota's Big Recall Unlikely to Quiet Critics | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...goal is to] see how representations of colleges or universities change over time,” said GLM president Paul J.J. Payack. “It’s a brand analysis, the same way you would do a brand analysis for Nike shoes or a Lexus car to see how many times your brand name is cited and in what area...

Author: By Kristen L. Cronon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's Image Declines | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

...Ninety percent of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better expected reliability, matching and even surpassing the scores posted by Honda and Toyota and their associated brands, such as Acura and Lexus, the magazine said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Cars Are Toyota, Honda, Ford, Says Consumer Reports | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain are replacements for older GM models that have failed to dislodge the competition in growing market segments. The SRX, for example, is aimed at a segment virtually invented by Lexus with vehicles such as the highly popular RX330. It offers a contemporary exterior design, a well-appointed interior and improved fuel economy that GM hopes will give buyers sitting on the fence ample reason to select it over a competitor. GM has also indicated that it is pricing the vehicle aggressively - that is, slightly under the competition - in an effort to win over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can GM's New Models Woo Back Buyers? | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

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