Why Toyota Motors Stock Slipped on Monday

Toyota's latest "scandal" seems a proverbial tempest in a teacup.Toyota Motors (TM -2.69%) stock slid 2.8% through 1 p.m. ET Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported that it, as well as Mazda, Honda, and a few other Japanese automakers, have decided to suspend shipments of some car models, pending investigation of "certification issues" related to the cars' safety. What's up with Japanese cars this month?The issues in question don't imply any performance issues necessarily, nor any immediate risk to dr ...