Final Paper Assignment Outline

Final Paper Assignment OutlineName:Institutional affiliation Final Paper Assignment OutlineIntroductionThesis statement: Designers of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Inc. are caught up between putting emphasis on safety, or cost of production. Background of the Toyota ethical problem Toyota’s reputation before the safety issueToyota drivers reported that accelerator pedals were getting stuck and causing dangerous acceleration. The American government began investigating Toyota brake problems after the car maker announced that the 2010 Prius had a design defect. Toyota Motor Corp. admitted in 2010 that accelerator pedal defects affected several million Toyota, Scion, and Lexus cars and trucks, covering model years 2005 through 2010.Recalls before 2010Lawsuits against ToyotaSaylor v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Miller v. Toyota Motors Sales, USA, Inc., et al.Heilbrunn, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp.Consequences of Ethics violationToyota was ordered to pay $1.1billion to compensate the victims of the safety problemToyota lost the trust of many customers for its negligence and it response to the ethics question Massive recall of Toyota vehicles including several million Toyota, Scion, and Lexus cars and trucks, covering model years 2005