If an Auto Manufacturer Cannot Manufacture a Safe Vehicle With Properly Trained Mechanics - Why Put It On The Road?
It was astounding to read that Toyota’s training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company’s rapid growth according to Toyota President Akio Toyoda in an interview with Major Business Japanese Daily. Toyoda apologized for Toyota’s missteps in dealing with the aspects blamed in dozens of fatalities. He told members of Congress that his company’s rapid growth had “confused” their priority placed over safety.
As an experienced catastrophic injury lawyer specializing in automotive defects, I have been ever aware of the fact that many of the automobile manufacturers continue to place an emphasis on profits rather than consumer safety. I do not believe that Akio Toyoda’s words will bring great comfort to the families of those who were catastrophically injured or tragically killed as a result of deficiencies in training and workmanship caused by rapid growth expansion of his company.
