TOKYO -- Toyota Motor and its group companies will go back to basics in regaining public trust, the automaker's chairman said on Tuesday, as Japan's most valuable company is embroiled in a series of misconduct scandals at its affiliates.
Member companies lost sight of core values as car industry grew, says Akio Toyoda

Toyota Motor Charman Akio Toyoda answers questions at a news conference on Jan. 30. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor and its group companies will go back to basics in regaining public trust, the automaker's chairman said on Tuesday, as Japan's most valuable company is embroiled in a series of misconduct scandals at its affiliates.