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Despite the corrective order, the ministry said that it has not found any misconduct that warrants revoking approval for Toyotas automobile engines.

Japans transport ministry inspected a Toyota Industries Corp. factory in central Japan on Tuesday, a day after the company admitted to rigging engine power data resulting in a partial halt of...

It is the latest blow to Toyota, following an announcement by subsidiary Daihatsu that most of its vehicles weren’t properly tested for collision safety.

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Toyota said Monday it would suspend shipments of some models including the Hilux truck and Land Cruiser 300 SUV after finding irregularities in certification tests for diesel engines developed by its affiliate, Toyota Industries.

The Toyota Motor Corp. said it has stopped shipments of engines for 10 models that had their output data manipulated on Monday.

Toyota CEO Koji Sato revealed that the company uses 36,000 of the afflicted engine models globally per month, totaling 432,000 units per year

The Toyota affiliate used software to measure horsepower output that made “values appear smoother with less variation,” Toyota, the parent company, said in a statement Monday.