Toyota chief faces media grilling on recall

US govt reveals alleged death toll from sudden acceleration

TOKYO: Toyota announced its president will answer more questions on the beleaguered company's massive global recall at a press conference today after being lambasted for being largely invisible during the crisis.

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda - who may appear before US Congressional hearings later this month - will give updates on the global recall of some 400,000 Prius gas-electric hybrids at the Tokyo news conference, the company said yesterday.