Michael Debono Ltd has completed all modification work necessary on over 1,000 vehicles recalled under the accelerator pedal scare earlier this year, the local Toyota agent said.
Managing director Geoffrey Debono had immediately held a press conference in February and explained the nature of the problem.
The affected models were the Aygo MMT (February 2005 to August 2009), iQ (November 2008 to November 2009), Yaris, (November 2005 to September 2009), Auris (October 2006 to January 5, 2010), Corolla (October 2006 to December 2009), Verso (February 2009 to January 5, 2010), and Avensis (November 2008 to December 2009).
All affected clients were contacted swiftly as soon as the full list of potentially affected models had been received from Toyota. The agent said it had fully kept its promise.
In February, Toyota estimated 1.8 million cars in Europe would have to be brought in for repairs. Michael Debono Ltd emphasised there had been no reported cases in Europe of unintended sudden acceleration.
“In reality customers did not require much reassurance as they had ample experience of the reliability of Toyota products and could see beyond the excessive hype with which the whole matter was internationally handled, particularly in the US,” the agent said.
“Overall, market survey results show that customer confidence is still extremely high in the brand and this is clearly visible from the recently published yearly fiscal results which show the company achieving healthy profits and an overall increase in sales.”