North American Toyota boss Bob Carter told reporters today that his company is completely focused on repairing problems with its cars and that nothing is more important to them than the safety of its vehicles.

As has been widely reported, Toyota has identified a fix for the alleged sticky accelerator pedals and is installing them in customers’ cars as quickly as possible. Over 200,000 cars have been fixed so far and Toyota dealers are repairing them at a rate of about 50,000 per day.

When asked if the company has any plans to change suppliers over the issue, Carter insisted that they are not focused on placing blame for the problem but in finding solutions. He said that Toyota takes full responsibility for the problem.

--M.D.