TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp president Akio Toyoda apologised to US lawmakers probing the automaker’s safety record and ended the day in tears, in what Japanese politicians hoped was a first step towards rebuilding trust in the country’s most valuable company.
Toyoda, peppered with questions about a massive recall that has rocked Toyota’s reputation, told lawmakers he was “deeply sorry” for accidents and injuries involving its cars.
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