Toyota is now announcing that some misunderstandings between them and the suppliers may have been what caused the recalls. They state that there were some "misunderstandings" as to what was expected by their suppliers. So far no suppliers have been dropped and the misunderstandings are being cleared up.
In order to assure that this lack of communication between suppliers and Toyota does not occur again, Toyota will be increasing their audits and using a more structured method of auditing. All of this is part of their recommitment to quality vehicles.
Here is the full article : http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-14/toyota-audit-finds-misunderstanding-with-suppliers.html
In order to assure that this lack of communication between suppliers and Toyota does not occur again, Toyota will be increasing their audits and using a more structured method of auditing. All of this is part of their recommitment to quality vehicles.
Here is the full article : http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-14/toyota-audit-finds-misunderstanding-with-suppliers.html