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Al Futtaim examines latest Toyota car recalls
Toyota distributor in the UAE, Al Futtaim Motors, preparing to issue statement on latest vehicle recalls
- By Arno Maierbrugger, Deputy Business Editor
- Published: 13:06 July 31, 2010
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- Toyota Motor's auto shipments to Iran sharply declined to about 250 Land Cruiser four-wheel-drive and other vehicles in 2009, from 4,000 units in 2008.
Dubai: After Toyota Motor Co's announcement on Friday to again recall thousand of its cars worldwide, the distributor in the UAE, Al Futtaim Motors, said it is preparing a statement regarding the issue "for the coming days."
"This happened just now, and Al Futtaim is examining the situation," an Al Futtaim spokesman told Gulf News. "A release will come in the next days."
Toyota said it will recall about 400,000 Avalon sedans and 80,000 Land Cruiser sport-utility vehicles globally to repair steering parts that may be defective.
Read in-depth report on global car recalls
The Land Cruiser is a very popular SUV in the UAE, and the Avalon is common as a fleet car.
The recall of Land Cruisers includes 39,000 of its 2003 through 2007 Lexus LX 470 SUVs in the US, sold elsewhere as the Land Cruiser 100.
The Avalons were built between 2000 through 2004 and include versions sold in the US, Japan, Canada, China and the Middle East.
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