A showroom staff member works under the logo of Toyota Motor Corp, between cars displayed at its showroom in Tokyo(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp is on the subject of a deal to pay $1 billion to settle a U.S. legal investigation into how it disclosed buyers’ complaints about unintended acceleration years in the past, the Wall Side road Journal said on Friday, citing nameless sources. Toyota may reach a handle U.S. authorities inside weeks, the Journal quoted the sources as announcing, ending a four-12 months probe into probably the most Jap automaker’s most embarrassing world episodes. “Toyota continues to cooperate with the U.S. attorney’s place of job on this subject,” spokeswoman Julie Hamp stated in an emailed commentary. “And within the virtually four years because this inquiry started, we’ve made elementary adjustments to change into more responsive and purchaser focused, and we’re dedicated to continue to enhance.” Prosecutors within the Long island U.S. lawyer’s workplace are taking a look into whether or not Toyota made false or incomplete disclosures to U.S. regulators about possible automobile defects, the Journal stated individuals aware of the matter as saying.