国际英语新闻：California's Attorney General Office, Toyota reach agreement on recall service

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- California's Attorney General's Office announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with Toyota Motor Sales USA on how to provide recall service.

"This agreement goes a long way towards easing the burden caused by Toyota's massive recall," Attorney General Jerry Brown said. "It will now be much easier for Toyota owners to get to work and take their kids to school while critical safety repairs are made on their cars."

Under the terms of the agreement, Toyota will provide owners of recalled vehicles the following services:

-- Pick-up and return of vehicles by the dealership;

-- Transportation to the dealership and/or to the owner's place of work;

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp, attends a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Feb. 24, 2010. Akio Toyoda apologized Wednesday before a U.S. Congress committee investigating Toyota's deadly flaws that sparked the recall of 8.5 million cars

-- Alternative transportation, such as a rental car, loaner vehicle or taxi reimbursement for a reasonable period that the customer is unable or unwilling to use his or her car; and

-- Expedited scheduling for repair services.

The services will be provided by Toyota through the dealers at no cost to either the owners or the dealer, Brown said.

Toyota has announced recalls of six million Toyota cars and trucks for alleged problems related to unintended acceleration, prompting U.S. lawmakers to launch an investigation.