The auto parts supplier to Toyota that has been pinpointed as making the parts that are at the heart of the automaker's unprecedented decision to halt sales of eight models has a simple message: don't blame us.
The supplier, CTS, contends it made all the parts to Toyota's specifications and is unaware of them being considered at fault in any accidents, Automotive News says.
Plus, the News points out, Toyota certainly hasn't ended its relationship with CTS:
CTS makes the gas pedal assembly that's being blamed for unintended acceleration incidents. Toyota says a part in the assembly can wear, causing the accelerator pedal to stick. It stopped selling eight models this week, including its biggest sellers, Camry and Corolla.
Mitchell Walorski, head of CTS Corp. investor relations in Elkhart, Ind., says CTS has "no knowledge of any accident or injury" stemming from the accelerator assemblies it supplies Toyota, he said. And while its engineers are helping Toyota, he adds, "this is their recall." He tells the News that CTS was not consulted about a recall.
CTS is developing a new pedal to meet Toyota's tougher specifications. Toyota today issued a statement defending CTS, saying they are working on the new pedal together and that is now in full production.
"We commend CTS for working diligently and collaboratively to find a solution to the potential problem and in developing a new design," said Chris Nielsen, TEMA's Vice President of Purchasing. "CTS is a long-term and valued supplier to us."
The supplier, CTS, contends it made all the parts to Toyota's specifications and is unaware of them being considered at fault in any accidents, Automotive News says.
Plus, the News points out, Toyota certainly hasn't ended its relationship with CTS:
CTS makes the gas pedal assembly that's being blamed for unintended acceleration incidents. Toyota says a part in the assembly can wear, causing the accelerator pedal to stick. It stopped selling eight models this week, including its biggest sellers, Camry and Corolla.
Mitchell Walorski, head of CTS Corp. investor relations in Elkhart, Ind., says CTS has "no knowledge of any accident or injury" stemming from the accelerator assemblies it supplies Toyota, he said. And while its engineers are helping Toyota, he adds, "this is their recall." He tells the News that CTS was not consulted about a recall.
CTS is developing a new pedal to meet Toyota's tougher specifications. Toyota today issued a statement defending CTS, saying they are working on the new pedal together and that is now in full production.
"We commend CTS for working diligently and collaboratively to find a solution to the potential problem and in developing a new design," said Chris Nielsen, TEMA's Vice President of Purchasing. "CTS is a long-term and valued supplier to us."
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