> All automakers get scrutinized by someone.
Citation needed. I've never seen a story this thin (one photo of tape holding down a nonstructural plastic housing) run about another manufacturer. You have a counterexample?
Citation needed. I've never seen a story this thin (one photo of tape holding down a nonstructural plastic housing) run about another manufacturer. You have a counterexample?
* Toyota plans to recall 1 million hybrid models over wiring issue
* Toyota recalls 70,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators - CNBC.com
* Toyota operating profit growth to drop this year on revenue slip
* Toyota is making high-performance versions of the Camry and Avalon
* Toyota struggles to save breakthrough Prius hybrid - CNBC.com
* Toyota and SoftBank are teaming up to target self-driving car services
* 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser review - CNBC.com
* Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems - CNBC.com
2. Another recall
3. Corporate accounting announcement.
4. Product announcement.
5. Product analysis.
6. Product announcement.
7. Product review.
8. A third recall.
Those all seem awfully newsworthy to me. And they're sourced well, with citations going all the way up the corporate ladder.
How exactly do you argue that these are journalistically equivalent to "here's a picture of tape"?
The shortcuts in question include using electrical tape to fix cracked plastic components, passing cars known to be missing bolts or lug nuts, and reduction of testing. This whole "it's one picture of tape, there's no _real_ evidence, sheeple!" bleating is getting wearing.