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도요타자동차가 미국시장에서 판매된 230만대의 자동차에 대해서 리콜을 결정했으며 이어서 미국 판매를 중단했다고 26일 밝혔다.

외신보도에 따르면, 도요타자동차는 이 리콜 계획의 일환으로 인도, 캐나다, 미국 켄터키와 텍사스주(州)의 5개 공장에서 2월 1일부터 해당 모델의 생산을 중단하기로 했다고 발표했다.

지난주 도요타자동차는 가속페달 결함 문제를 해결하기 위해서 이 8개 차종에 대해서 리콜을 실시 한다고 밝혔다.

생산이 중단되는 모델은 2009-2010 라브4와 코롤라, 매트릭스, 2005-2010 아발론 , 2007-2010 캠리와 툰드라, 2010 하이랜더, 그리고 2008-2010 세콰이아 차량이다.

도요타는 지난 해에도 운전석 매트가 앞으로 미끄러지면서 가속 페달을 누르는 문제를 해결하기 위해 도요타자동차 사상 최대인 420만대의 리콜을 실시한 바 있다.

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Toyota Motor Corp. has announced that it will recall 2.3 million vehicles in the United States. Toyota Motor Corp. is a Japanese automobile company and has the largest market share in the United States.

News reports said the recall decision was made after car accidents due to mechanical problems involved with the vehicles’accelerator pedal were reported. The pedals of the vehicles became stuck and caused unintended accelerations.

"Our investigation indicates that there is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in *rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idol position," Toyota Motor Sales Group Vice President Irv Miller said in a statement.

The eight models that are being recalled are Avalons, Camrys, Tundras, Sequoias, Highlanders, Corollas, RAV4s and Matrixes.

This is the second time that the company has recalled a massive amount of vehicles in four months. Last year, 4.3 million Toyota and Lexus cars were recalled because of the floor mats that had the possibility of jamming the accelerator pedal.

Due to the recall of the cars, customers have started to have *doubts about the safety of Toyota’s cars. And this may negatively affect the company’s reputation.

Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor is a Japanese multinational automobile company. It was established in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda. Toyota Motor first started as a diuision under the Toyota Industries in 1933. But after four years, it became an independent company. The automobile company currently has factories and branches all around the world and around 320,808 employees.

Toyota has the largest market share in the United States and is the world’s largest carmaker. It became the largest carmaker in 2008 and overtook its rival GM Motors.

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올해 GM이 다시 세계 1위로 복귀합니다. 라프에서도 경험하시 듯.... 안전/내구등 기본기가 충실한 차. 그리고, 구형스타일에서 최신유행으로 탈바꿈 중이죠.