Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 02/09/2010 - 2:06am

In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan.<br /><br />Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.<br /><br />Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.



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