They are just set to regain number one position in the car industry and yet Toyota are back in the news after agreeing to pay an estimated $1.1bn (£680m; 830m euros) in a settlement of hundreds of lawsuits from US owners.
BBC BUSINESS NEWS reports: The deal would compensate owners for economic losses and for the cost of safety changes to their cars. Since 2009, Toyota has recalled more than 14 million vehicles worldwide after floor mats became trapped under the accelerator.
The settlement will have to be approved by a US judge. Toyota owners argued that the company's technology rather than trapped floor mats was responsible for sudden cases of acceleration.
But perhaps this honesty from Toyota and their willingness to confront and not run away from their own quality and production issues will actually work out for them in the long run.
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