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STARFIRE TOR
FUTURE EVENT PRECOGNITION
TIME SHIFT TIME ARC BEGINS NOW
2010 FUTURE EVENT PREDICTIONS
© Researched and Written By Starfire Tor
Posted December 31, 2009
http://blogs.myspace.com/starfiretor
http://www.starfiretor.com/FEP/2010Predictions12-31-2009Report.htm
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2010 PREDICTION #8 Results
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Initial Report
This has to do with Toyota cars. As I write this, on December 31, 2009, Toyota has recalled some of its cars because of what they claim are problem floor mats that cause gas pedal sticking. Back in October 2009, when I was lecturing in Joshua Tree at Whitley Strieber's Dreamland Stargate Experience conference, I had the opportunity to ride in a Toyota Prius. That's when I picked up psi data download information about Toyota. 2010 is going to see Toyota inundated with problems and complaints, well beyond the initial cars and complaints that publicly exist to date. I psi saw electrical and shielding problems. This is so serious and dangerous, that the loss of confidence in Toyota is going to give a financial boost to some American car makers in 2010. It's also going to put other car makers on notice, because Toyota is not alone when it comes to design problems and the internal policies and machinations that hide potentially annoying and/or dangerous problems from the public. Car companies who get the message will promote how safe and well made their cars are, as well as how fuel and/or power efficient they are.
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Results
Commentary
The 2010 prediction # 8 has multiple hits. The year 2010 showed Toyota engaged in more recalls, including the Prius – which is the car I was in when I experienced some of my precogs regarding Toyota. In 2010 it was announced that Toyota was fined $32.4 million dollars in penalties over their recalls, as well as their not reporting certain safety defects to authorities. 2010 also saw that US auto sales rose for the first time since the recession.
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News Reports
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/02/09/japan.prius.recall/index.html
Toyota recalls more than 400,000 hybrid cars
February 11, 2010
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Toyota's president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker's 2010 hybrid models, including the popular Prius, for problems in their anti-lock braking systems.
"We do apologize for the inconvenience and concerns we've given to the customers," President Akio Toyoda said in making the recall announcement from the automaker's headquarters in Tokyo. "Quality is our lifeline for Toyota."
The company will work to recover its customers' trust, Toyoda said.
The automaker filed recall papers early Tuesday afternoon with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Recall papers will be filed in the United States sometime Tuesday.
The recall adds to the woes of the beleaguered automaker, which had previously recalled more than 8 million cars in recent months. This latest recall was the first of Toyota vehicles sold in the domestic Japanese market.
The worldwide recall involves 437,000 vehicles, including the Toyota Prius and Sai, along with the Lexus HS250h. The Sai is sold primarily in Japan.
Sales of the Sai and Lexus HS250h will be halted until a fix is in place.
The announcement was made by Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Shinichi Sasaki, vice president of quality control, at the Toyota offices in Tokyo. U.S. officials will be notified of the recall on Tuesday morning.
This was Toyoda's second press conference apologizing for Toyota problems since Friday. Toyoda had widely been criticized for remaining silent as recall problems mounted in North America, Europe and China.
Last week, the company admitted a problem with the software that controls the anti-lock braking system of the 2010 model of the car and said it had found a solution for cars that started to roll off of the assembly line in Japan last month.
It has yet to find a solution for the estimated 37,000 cars already on U.S. roads or the more than 200,000 of the 2010 model year vehicles that have been sold worldwide, but the company said Friday that a solution was "near."
Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales in the United States, during an online video interview Monday evening, declined to say when -- or if -- Toyota would recall the car.
"We're going to do whatever it takes to make sure our customers feel secure and safe with our products," Lentz said of the Prius issue.
When the problem was originally brought to light last week, Toyota executives initially described it as a momentary delay in braking when the car was driving over slippery or bumpy surfaced such as ice or rutted roads.
Lentz, speaking about the problem on Digg.com Monday, described it as a change in braking feel, a description that Toyota has begun using more recently when talking about the issue.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that it was opening a formal investigation into braking problems with the 2010 Prius. Nearly 125 Prius owners had lodged complaints about the problem. A spokeswoman for the highway safety agency said Monday that Toyota had not confirmed any recall plans.
Separately, the total number of vehicles Toyota Motor Corp. has had to recall for gas-pedal related issues now comes to 8.1 million.
The 8.1 million figure includes a total of 5.8 million vehicles recalled, around the world, for an issue in which accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats.
Of those, 5.3 million are being recalled in the United States. A total of 4.5 million vehicles, worldwide, are being recalled for a problem in which gas pedals, as they wear, can become sticky and not come all the way back up when the driver takes his foot off the pedal. Of those, 2.3 million are under recall in the U.S.
Last week Toyota posted a $1.7 billion profit for the quarter ending December 31. The company also upgraded its forecast and is projecting to end the fiscal year in March to an $880 million profit. The company previously forecast a $2.2 billion loss this year.
In the wake of the recalls, Toyota's share value has dropped about 20 percent.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/12/20/toyota.recall.penalties/index.html
Toyota to pay U.S. $32.4 million over recalls
By the CNN Wire Staff
December 21, 2010
(CNN) -- Toyota has agreed to pay more than $32 million in penalties after two federal investigations that faulted the Japanese automaker for its handling of recent auto recalls, the U.S. Transportation Department announced Monday night.
The fines -- $16.375 million in one case, and $16.05 million in another -- are the steepest allowed by law, the department said in a statement. They come amid on ongoing investigation that Toyota did not comply with federal requirements when it came to reporting safety defects to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The penalties are on top of the $16.375 million fine that Toyota paid last April, for failing to notify the safety officials within five days of learning of the "sticky pedal" effect, which caused some of its cars to accelerate with no way to slow down.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood applauded the settlement, saying he expects "Toyota to work cooperatively in the future to ensure consumers' safety."
Steve St. Angelo, Toyota's chief quality officer for North America, also issued a statement saying his company was "pleased to have resolved these legacy issues."
"These agreements are an opportunity to turn the page to an even more constructive relationship with (federal safety authorities) and focus even more on listening to our customers and meeting their high expectations for safe and reliable vehicles," he said.
The announcement is the latest in a string of recent setbacks for Toyota.
Its sales for November were down 3.2% from one year ago, slightly more than analysts predicted and down 11.1% from October. Those results have left the automaker mired in third place in terms of U.S. sales.
Also in November, Toyota announced a "limited service campaign" to fix cooling pumps on 378,000 Toyota Prius hybrid cars in North America. And a federal judge in California tentatively ruled that dozens of Toyota vehicle owners who filed a class-action lawsuit against the automaker over alleged mechanical defects can proceed with their case.
The lawsuit is the first major U.S.civil action against Toyota since the automaker recalled millions of vehicles stemming from "sudden unexpected acceleration" and brake defects.
In the lawsuit, Toyota car owners say their vehicles lost significant value as a result of the recall as well as federal investigations stemming from thousands of consumer complaints, which led a $16.3 million civil penalty issued by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
Even before the Prius recall, Toyota had announced recalls of more than 8 million vehicles since the second half of 2009. The latest major recall was in August, affecting about 1.33 million Corolla and Matrix vehicles built from 2005 to 2008 and sold in the U.S. and Canada.
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http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110105/article/101051028
U.S. sales of autos were up in 2010
By SHARON SILKE CARTY AP Auto Writer
Published: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
DETROIT - Auto sales rose in the United States last year for the first time since the recession. they are still far from what they were just a few years ago -- but that is just fine with the downsized auto industry, which can post profits even if they sell millions fewer cars and trucks.
For the year, car and truck sales came in at 11.6 million, up 11 percent from last year, automakers reported Tuesday. For December alone, sales were 1.14 million, also up 11 percent from a year earlier.
While the figures have some in the industry talking about a return to the glory days, it is a fragile idea. Rising gas prices or more economic trouble could still shake the confidence of American car-buyers.
But for now, executives are optimistic about this year. General Motors, Ford and Toyota all predict sale will come in at 12.5 million to 13 million for 2011. It will take years, analysts expect, to get back to the peak sales of the middle of last decade -- more like 17 million.
"The economic downturn has lasted quite a while," says Jessica Caldwell, director of pricing and analysis for consumer website Edmunds.com. "It's going to be slow and gradual rather than a fast bounceback."
Toyota was the only company that sold fewer cars and trucks than in 2009. The company was stung by sudden-acceleration recalls in early 2010 and has not recovered fully despite luring buyers with generous incentives. Production problems at its San Antonio plant cut its supply of Tundra and Tacoma pickup trucks, and troubles importing the Prius hybrid also hurt sales.
"We're coming off what was arguably the most challenging time in our 53-year history," says Don Esmond, senior vice president of Toyota's U.S. operations. He said he is optimistic that sales will rebound in 2011.
Initial 2010 Prediction Report
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