The crisis engulfing Toyota deepened on Wednesday when US transportation secretary Ray LaHood urged owners of more than 2m recalled cars and trucks to “stop driving” them and take them to dealers for repair. Toyota shares slid by more than 5% in New York before LaHood amended his remarks saying he meant owners should have vehicles fixed. Toyota has suspended US sales of key models pending repairs to sticky accelerator pedals. Also on Wednesday, Tokyo ordered Toyota to investigate complaints of defective brakes on its best-selling, hybrid Prius vehicle.

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