A massive global recall, mounting legal bills and a battered reputation add up to a very expensive problem for Toyota. How expensive? Depends who you ask.
Ockham Research submits: On Wednesday, we wrote that investors should stay far away from Toyota Motor (TM) following their unprecedented recall of 8 popular models (Toyota’s Stuck Accelerators Cause
Toyota raced Friday to finalise a fix for sticky accelerator pedals at the centre of a massive safety recall as rival manufacturers sought to cash in on the Japanese giant's woes.Toyota said its parts supplier CTS had begun making pedals based on a new design that resolved the problem and the two firms are testing a remedy that will be rolled out "as quickly as possible" for cars already on the road.
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Toyota is facing dozens of class-action lawsuits in the US that could cost it billions of dollars in damages as the Japanese company struggles to contain the fall-out from its mass recall of faulty cars
Eddy Elfenbein submits: One sign that JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is doing well: Everyone’s trying to sue them. A Madoff trustee is after them for $6.4 billion. Also, Lehman Brothers is on the warpath for $8.6 billion.