Archive for February, 2010

Toyota- Will it tell the truth?

21st February 2010 by John Sedgewick Comments Off

Toyota and Truth Is Toyota committed to telling the truth? That big question goes unasked as the news outlets splash recall, factory shut down, and apology stories across their front pages, websites and TV news shows. Four people died in a speeding Lexus in August of 2009. A woman died when her family’s Camry accelerated across [...]

Toyota Problems Reflect the Limits of Government’s Power to Regulate

1st February 2010 by John Sedgewick Comments Off

The Toyota recall related to sudden acceleration problems is further evidence of the limits of the power of government to regulate big business. According to a recent New York Times story, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration conducted six different investigations into complaints of sudden and unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, and closed them all with no [...]