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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reports that the Wisconsin-based Green Bay Dressed Beef has recalled over 58,000 ground beef products in several states over concerns of E. coli contamination.
2023-09-15

Toyota reduces its production quota for next month by 40% due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in Asia severely impacting the company's supply chains, especially those involved in chip production. Up to this point, the company was one of the only major car manufacturers to avoid scaling back production during the pandemic. Volkswagen warns that it might also have to reduce its production quotas for similar reasons.
2021-08-19

Automotive manufacturer Toyota announces that it will pay a civil penalty of US$180 million minimum for violating United States vehicle emission standards by not reporting emissions defects to authorities.
2021-01-14

Saturday's earthquake forces Sony to close its plant in the Kumamoto Prefecture. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan also stop work at several plants in the region.
2016-04-16

A University of Notre Dame study finds significant correlation between substantial executive stock options and future product recalls. CEOs with abundant stock options get a huge payoff when the company performs well but endure minute consequences when it doesn’t.
2015-09-14

Japanese automaker Toyota announces plans to fully restore production from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in October, one month earlier than previously announced.
2011-07-7

Toyota agrees to pay the US government $32.4 million over its handling of car recalls in 2010 where over 10 million cars were recalled worldwide, over 14 separate recalls.
2010-12-21

Toyota begins recalling 91,903 Japanese vehicles due to an engine defect in its luxury Lexus range and Toyota Crown luxury sedans.
2010-07-5

Toyota is to recall 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US over fears of corrosion. "In the worst case, the carrier cable may fail and the spare tyre could become separated from the vehicle" a statement from the company read.
2010-04-17