Toyota, Akio Toyoda | featured news

Akio Toyoda appears before House Oversight Committee, apologizes for recent problems with some Toyota cars triggering recalls in the U.S.

U.S. lawmakers moved Thursday to obtain internal company documents that a former Toyota official alleges show the auto maker hid safety defects from federal regulators. Separately, Toyota's president agreed to testify before Congress.

Toyota's president apologized for the automaker's global recalls and promised to beef up quality control by setting up a special committee he would head himself. Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said the automaker was still deciding what to do to fix braking problems with the popular Prius gas-electric hybrid.