Toyota to Recall 1.9 Million Priuses to Update Software

Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), the world’s largest automaker, will recall more than half of the Prius vehicles ever sold to fix a software glitch that could slow down or bring the car to a halt. The recall involves about 1.9 million vehicles produced globally since March 2009, spokesman Brian Lyons said. As of last year, worldwide deliveries of the Prius line of vehicles exceeded 3.6 million units since its release in 1997, according to the Toyota City, Japan-based company.