Leave aside whether the US government, majority owner of General Motors, is fit to pass judgment on Toyota. Yesterday’s disclosure that the Japanese carmaker will face an investigation into a five-year-old recall of faulty truck steering relay rods – until the sticky pedals, its biggest-ever product liability problem – signals that its extraordinary efforts to protect US market share will probably have to continue. That is one good reason for management’s subdued outlook as it posted a full-year return to profit.
姑且不论美国政府作为通用汽车(GM)的大股东，是否适合对丰田(Toyota)做出判断。昨日有消息披露，丰田将就5年前的一起召回事件接受调查，该事件涉及卡车转向拉杆缺陷问题，出现在该公司有史以来最大的产品责任问题（油门踏板阻滞）之前。上述消息表明，这家日本汽车制造商为保护美国市场份额所采取的种种特别措施可能将被迫持续下去。尽管丰田恢复了全年盈利，但管理层为他们不那么乐观的前景预测找到了一个很好的理由。
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