Toyota to expand vehicle repairs programme

Toyota will update the stability-control software programme to reduce the risk of vehicles sliding in some Land Cruiser Prado vehicles, as well as the Lexus GX 460, sold in other regions, the company said in a statement.

The move to expand the measures to other regions follows Toyota's recall in North America and its agreement on Monday to a record 11m fine in the US, levied for a slow response in earlier recalls.

Toyota is fighting to regain its once-sterling reputation amid a spate of recalls, which ballooned to more than eight million vehicles worldwide, needing fixes for faulty pedals, defective floor mats and braking software problems.

The latest global fix comes less than a week after Consumer Reports, an influential US magazine, issued a warning about the Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle, saying it might be prone to rollovers.