Toyota Issues Major Recall Worldwide; Includes Corolla, Prius and Auris

Toyota Motor Corp has announced that it will recall 2.87 million vehicles worldwide over a possible fault with their evaporative fuel emissions control unit. The recall covers vehicles produced between April 2006 and August 2015, and includes the Japanese automaker's gasoline hybrid Prius model, the Auris compact hatchback and Corolla compact models. Earlier Toyota, one of the world's biggest auto manufacturer, said it was recalling 1.43 million Prius and Lexus models worldwide because of a separate issue involving a possible airbag inflator defect.

With inputs from Reuters