Dealer's business hit hard by recall

Gong Jianzhong has a lot of time on his hands these days. While he used to be busy each day negotiating purchases with consumers, he now gets to sit in his office for longer than he would like, reading newspapers and surfing the Internet.

"The Toyota recalls have hit sales hard," Gong sighed. "Recently, fewer people have been asking about Toyota SUVs."

The 27-year-old, from Liaoning province, is the sales manager at a car store in the Yayuncun Automobile Exchange Market, specializing in Toyota SUVs. He has been involved in the business for five years.