A group of luxury car enthusiasts were driving on Chugoku Expressway in southwestern Japan when witnesses say one driver skidded out of control and started a chain-reaction crash. Several drivers were hospitalized but no one was seriously injured. one of the most expensive car wrecks in history.
April 20 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Mike Firn reports on Toyota Motor Corp.’s decision to recall the Lexus GX 460 sport-utility vehicle. Consumer Reports magazine rated the model a “safety risk” because it can roll over in certain driving conditions. Toyota, which is paying a .4 million US fine for violations in the recall of vehicles with defects tied to sudden acceleration, will fix software in the 2010 SUVs stability control system, the company said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. About 9400 GX 460s will be recalled in the US, Toyota said. Bloomberg’s Susan Li also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)