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A U.S. safety agency is looking into a consumer’s petition alleging that older Toyota Corollas can accelerate unexpectedly at low speeds and cause crashes.

Toyota Motor Corp. forecast that profit will fall from last year’s record as demand slumps in Japan, competition intensifies in the U.S. and the yen is no longer the boon it used to be.

Republicans should read this carefully: Businesses are not running away from California.

Some critics say the recent decisions by Toyota and Occidental Petroleum to move their U.S. headquarters from Southern California to Texas are just the latest signs of how toxic the state’s business climate has become.

Re “Toyota to move from Torrance to Texas,” April 28 Joining Occidental Petroleum, Toyota Motor Corp. is the latest company to flee the high taxes and onerous regulations of California, taking thousands of good-paying jobs with it.

Carmaker says it misled consumers and regulators about two defects that caused sudden-acceleration incidents. ‘Toyota put sales over safety, and profit over principle,’ FBI says.

Re “Toyota says it deceived consumers,” March 20 If ever there existed a catalyst for changing the way this country deals with corporate crime, it has to be here now.

Yasuhisa Toyota overcame many challenges, including the building’s unusual shape, to create his signature ‘surround style’ of acoustics at the hall. It’s led to jobs around the globe.

Toyota Racing Development in Costa Mesa builds engines for six NASCAR Sprint Cup cars, and leads the Cup series with nine victories this season. It’s also had a rash of blown engines.

The government announced a $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday and filed a criminal charge alleging the company defrauded consumers by issuing misleading statements about safety issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles.

The carmaker is ordered to face contempt charges in a suit filed by a paralyzed woman who received a $1.5-million settlement. She now says she settled only because the firm withheld documents.

Grand jury seeks documents related to steering relay rods, which are crucial to the handling and control of vehicles, as investigations into sudden acceleration and other safety matters continue.

While it’s functional and more sporty than past Toyotas, it can’t match the rapidly improving sophistication of such vehicles as the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape.

Amid widening concern over acceleration events, Toyota has cited ‘floor mat entrapment.’ But reports point to another potential cause: the electronic throttles that have replaced mechanical systems.

The carmaker is lending a Tundra pickup to tow the space shuttle over the 405 Freeway en route to the California Science Center.

The $10-million settlement may affect other cases involving sudden acceleration.

The mid-size sedan offers improved fuel economy and a new exterior design that will enable it to handsomely blend in at mall parking lots nationwide.

Toyota’s new round of recalls underlines the difficulty the automaker faces in trying to put sudden-acceleration problems behind it.

OVERVIEW Market research for the all-new Toyota Sequoia included an Internet questionnaire to determine how sport utility owners use their vehicles.

Despite the double whammy of the economic downturn and ongoing safety recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. has made its biggest profit in two years.

A fatal accident in San Diego raises the question: Might a vehicle’s complex electronic features make it hard for drivers to react quickly when accelerating out of control?

The subpoena is issued to William Rosenbluth, an expert in black boxes, who obtained the event data recorder from the family of victim Christopher Eves.

The model is six inches longer than the iconic version and has a higher back hatch that offers more space. Despite the bigger size, it gets a combined fuel economy rating of 42 mpg.

A review of ‘black box’ recorders from 58 vehicles in accidents blamed on unintended acceleration did not find any new safety defects, federal regulators tell Congress.

About 270,000 vehicles sold worldwide -- involving as many as seven Lexus models and one Toyota -- have faulty engines that could stall. No accidents have been linked to the problem.

Lawmakers acknowledge changes to the legislation that was prompted by Toyota’s sudden-acceleration crisis but say it sets realistic goals.