Toyota’s global president has said he will testify to US politicians next week about the carmaker’s giant global recall programme.
Akio Toyoda said he was looking “forward to speaking directly with Congress and the American people”.
He had previously indicated he would not travel to Washington, instead wishing to lead the recall from Japan.
Mr Toyoda is now due to appear before a congressional committee on Wednesday of next week. 
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Now that our government is running GM (Government Motors), it’s hard to take bullying of their competitors seriously — the conflict of interest is horrendous.