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Toyota President Akio Toyoda walking to news conference and taking seat2. Cutaway of media3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Akio Toyoda, Toyota President:\"Earlier today we submitted the recall notifications in regard to four...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e9 February 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Toyota President Akio Toyoda walking to news conference and taking seat\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of media\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Akio Toyoda, Toyota President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Earlier today we submitted the recall notifications in regard to four models; the Prius, the Prius plug-in hybrid, the Sai and the HS250h. The notifications are in regard to the braking system employed on those models. Let me assure everyone that we will redouble our commitment to quality as a lifeline of our company. With myself taking the lead and by keeping to the (INAUDIBLE) of principle. All of us at Toyota will tackle the issue in close cooperation with our dealers and with our suppliers, together we will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers. I welcome your questions regarding this issue and other recent quality related concern, thank you very much.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of attendants\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Akio Toyoda, Toyota President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I''m not saying that Toyota never makes mistakes. I do not think we are infallible. However, when we do make omissions or mistakes, we always make repairs, correct matters and replace the faulty parts, as we have done in the past and will continue to do with confidence in the future.\" \u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of media\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Greimel, From Automotive News Asia:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I think there is going to be of course a kind of an image blow here, this is that the Prius is largely responsible for Toyota''s reputation as a green environmentally friendly car company. So to see that the Prius be lumped into this expanding global recall crisis is going to be a blow to Toyota''s image.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5 February 2010\u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of Prius vehicles on display in Toyota''s Tokyo showroom\u003cbr/\u003e9. Interior of car, pan down to foot pedals\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of Prius foot pedals\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Lexus showroom in Tokyo\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of Lexus lettering\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of Lexus HS250h on display in showroom\u003cbr/\u003eToyota said it was recalling about 437-thousand Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world''s largest automaker.\u003cbr/\u003eToyota President Akio Toyoda said on Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo that the company decided to recall four models.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Let me assure everyone that we will redouble our commitment to quality as a lifeline of our company,\" Toyoda said.\u003cbr/\u003eToyota officials went to Japan''s Transport Ministry earlier on Tuesday to formally notify officials the company was recalling the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid - the world''s top-selling hybrid car, and two other hybrid models in Japan, the Lexus HS250h sedan, sold in the US and Japan, and the Sai, which is sold only in Japan.\u003cbr/\u003eThe recall was the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp., which is in the midst of recalling more than 7 (m) million vehicles worldwide because of  problems with floor mats, which can trap gas pedals, and faulty gas pedals that are slow to return to the idle position. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Prius wasn''t part of those recalls.\u003cbr/\u003eThere have been about 200 complaints in Japan and the US about a delay when the brakes in the Prius were pressed in cold conditions and on some bumpy roads. \u003cbr/\u003eThe delay doesn''t indicate a brake failure. \u003cbr/\u003eThe company said the problem can be fixed by reprogramming the software that controls the braking system.\u003cbr/\u003eThe 223-thousand cars being recalled in Japan include nearly 200-thousand Priuses sold from April last year through Monday, according to papers the automaker filed with the ministry. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Prius is Japan''s top-selling car. \u003cbr/\u003eIn the US, Toyota will recall 133-thousand Prius cars and 14,500 Lexus HS250h vehicles. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Prius is also being recalled in Europe.\u003cbr/\u003eToyoda has been criticised for being largely invisible during the two weeks after the company announced on January 21 the gas pedal recall in the US, Europe and China.\u003cbr/\u003eHe apologised at his first public news conference last Friday, but was criticised by the Japanese media for failing to outline concrete steps to tackle the safety crisis and reassure customers around the world.\u003cbr/\u003eIn contrast to his halting English in response to questions from foreign reporters at last week''s news conference, Toyoda seemed much better prepared on Tuesday, reading from an English statement after doing so in Japanese.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eUS safety officials have launched an investigation into problems with the brakes.\u003cbr/\u003eThe problem is suspected in four crashes resulting in two minor injuries, according to data gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is investigating the matter. \u003cbr/\u003eToyota says it''s cooperating with NHTSA''s investigation.\u003cbr/\u003eProblems with hybrid braking systems haven''t been limited to Toyota.\u003cbr/\u003eFord Motor Co. said last week it plans to fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids because of a software problem that can give drivers the impression that the brakes have failed. \u003cbr/\u003eThe automaker says the problem occurs in transition between two braking systems and at no time are drivers without brakes.\u003cbr/\u003eToyota''s plug-in hybrid is also being recalled in Japan, a largely experimental model for rental and government use, with 159 sold.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Prius holds a cherished spot in Toyota''s vehicle line-up and is symbolic of its leadership in the \"green\" car market.\u003cbr/\u003eToyota was one of the first companies to mass-market a hybrid that combines an electric motor with a gas engine, introducing the Prius in Japan in 1997. \u003cbr/\u003eIts high gas mileage made it popular among environmentally conscious drivers, especially when gas prices spiked two years ago.\u003cbr/\u003eBut the complexity of the Prius, a highly computerised car, has led to problems in the past. 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