"It is a good thing. The moves are responsible," Chang Xiaocun, head of the commerce ministry's market network development department was quoted as saying by AFP. "I hope every automaker would recall when problems occur. It is part of after-sales service."
Toyota announced it will recall 75,000 cars due to the same accelerator issue which prompted the biggest recall in the carmaker's history. All vehicles recalled in China are RAV4 cars manufactured locally between March 2009 and January 2010.
The Americans from Ford took an over cautious approach and announced the halt in production of the diesel version of the Transit Classic. The reason behind the decision is the fact that the vehicles use accelerator pedals manufactured by CTS Corp.
"That's part of our routine process – when a company has a recall, you conduct a review and determine if you share any of the same vendors, design, parts," a Ford spokesman said according to Autoblog.
Ford's decision reflects badly on CTS, who some believe to be just an innocent victim in this whole Toyota mess. Being a supplier for Toyota, Ford and other carmakers, CTS is manufacturing whatever parts they are required according to the designs sent by the carmakers, without altering them in any way and without having any control on how the parts are used.
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