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Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has shut down its factories in Japan, months after the automaker admitted to falsifying safety tests on vehicles, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The shutdown follows Daihatsu Motor Co.’s announcement last week that it would suspend all vehicle shipments in and outside of Japan after an independent investigation…
Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted domestic production after admitting it forged the results of safety tests for its vehicles for more than 30 years.
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, which is known for its miniature vehicles, halted factory operations on Tuesday after a report found that it had been forging the results of some safety tests since 1989.
Kei: Japan's transport ministry raided Daihatsu's headquarters in Osaka last week following revelations that the carmaker manipulated the results of safety tests dating as far back as 1989. A third-party investigation requested by Daihatsu in April when suspected wrongdoings first emerged found that 174 issues have been identified across 64 models, including in some sold under the Toyota brand.
Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving 64 models. The safety test irregularities earlier this year triggered an independent panel investigation, which found widespread and systematic problems at Daihatsu.