Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 02/07/2010 - 5:03am

Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius is displayed at the Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the latest model in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker.




 

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