In response to Deanna's question

Do you think toyota can ever make it back on top again, where their standings once were? Would you ever buy a toyota since the recall problem?

I'am very dissapointed that toyota tried to cut corners and in the end dug themselves into a hole. It seemed like every week the news would release something else that went wrong with toyota and every week brought out a new issue with the vehicles. If toyota had been more honest in the from start then they may be more trusted but as of now I definitely wouldn't buy from them. I know it is mostly the newer models that are having all the issues. The older ones seem to last forever and are still in great shape.
I remember looking for cars and finding the 1998 toyota corolla in the news paper. I wanted it so bad and heard tons of great things about them including how long they last. That is still true to this day but the newer models have cost people their lives. Toyota has lost their cedibility to me but that isn't true for everyone. I know a ton a people who own toyotas including my friends and family. My father and grandmother own one but haven't had any problems because theirs are 2000-2003 models. Toyota should have just should have dealt with thier big problem from the start rather then try to cover it up because in the end the truth comes out and in this case made it even worse for them.
Will the company ever make it back to the top again? Sure they could make it to the top again but it will take a ton of work. They have to flip their customers and future customers attitude towards them right around if they have hope in saving the company. They need to be honest and try to rebuild their customer trust. I'm not saying this will happen any time soon or at all, but if it does it will take toyota years and years and years to rebuild their name. Now whenever I hear toyota I associate it will a company thats in trouble and the company whose cars aren't safe.
Do you feel as though people are going to buy a toyota car even after hearing about them in the news? Or will people start buying from other car companies such as nissan or ford? How about nissan and fords car sales compared to toyota, do you believe they have gone up since all of toyotas issues were released? Or are people still buying the older versions of toyota and staying away from the newer ones?