Transport committee  As a matter of principle, yes, that is the case. In fact, in this sticky pedal situation, although it showed before we came up with the solution, there was a stop sale. Back then, when we announced a recall, we didn't have any confirmed solutions yet. Therefore we naturally had t

Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  Well, I must say that it is rather much broader than the U.S. or Canada. I really think the component in principle is the same. We have sold 40 million vehicles so far worldwide with this ETCS system, and we haven't found or been given any information about something going wrong

Transport committee  Well, it is in transition. I think what we are going to do, as more and more vehicles are produced in North America, in Canada and the U.S. and somewhat in Mexico, I think we are also moving to increase our ability to develop the vehicles'--in your terms--design and development m

Transport committee  Of course, our products for different kinds of markets always have different features so that our products best fit the market conditions. At the same time, as you kindly pointed out, our reputation is in a glitch. That is why Mr. Akio Toyoda really initiated his approach to for

Transport committee  That's right.

Transport committee  Absolutely. I would also make sure that it will happen.

Transport committee  I didn't have a chance to explain. Going forward, we are making a great many changes in our processes, and one of them is that Mr. Toyoda himself initiated this approach of a global quality committee, which has been formed in Japan, and there is always a North American member the

Transport committee  I'd like to have Mr. Beatty answer that question.

Transport committee  The message I wanted to deliver is not only to American customers, but also all our customers worldwide, so that his apology goes everywhere. Although he visited China right after the United States, of course he wished that he could visit many more countries, but because of his l

Transport committee  I don't know the details of the situation in Canada. I'd rather have Mr. Beatty answer that. Before that, I'd like to say that we see the importance of that kind of information--EDR--and therefore we decided to come forward with many more readers, as many as possible, so that we

Transport committee  First of all, I think by the end of this year—virtually even today—most of the vehicles will be equipped with event data recorders. The question is the reader. It's a very very technical area. I don't know the details of it, but the reader is the issue. We have now made available

Transport committee  First of all, nothing is more important to Toyota than the safety and the reliability of the product to our customers, and we have held a long-term policy that when it comes to defects or recalls, cost is not the consideration. I will give you a reason for that. The committee th

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you for your request to appear here today. I welcome the opportunity to come to Canada, and I have the utmost respect for the Canadian parliamentary system. I always enjoy my visits to Canada because Toyota has such a rich tradition in this country. Toyota s