
Toyota Motor Corp. decided not to market its brake-override system as “safe stop” to avoid promising more than the mechanism could deliver for driver safety, the company’s top U.S. executive told a California jury.

Toyota Motor Corp. decided not to market its brake-override system as “safe stop” to avoid promising more than the mechanism could deliver for driver safety, the company’s top U.S. executive told a California jury.

Toyota Division Group Vice President Bill Fay told Wards Auto that dealership incentives on the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid will continue to be necessary for the company to keep pace with last year’s sales figures.