According to the U.S. Department of Justice announcement this Wednesday, Toyota will be forced to pay $1.2 billion in fines due to its mishandling of the sudden unintended acceleration defects that plagued millions of its own vehicles. Toyota’s cover-up of the sudden acceleration defects has resulted in the highest settlement to be paid by an auto manufacturer in U.S. history. The Justice Department has found that Toyota intentionally misled federal investigators and the public by concealing important evidence and refusing to address its vehicles’ problems with honesty. Between 2009 and 2010, nearly 9.4 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles were ultimately
SOURCE: Righting Injustice › Toyota pays record fine; is GM next?
