Toyota-GM Seen Ushering in Era of Big Recalls
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Recall first, ask questions later.
After Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. -- two of the largest carmakers -- were criticized for dragging their feet before calling back defective models in recent years, automakers are accelerating safety actions. Recalls recently climbed to records in Japan and China, while in the U.S., the 2014 pace is well ahead of last year’s, when the tally rose to the highest since 2004.