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Hino Motors Ltd. on Oct. 7 announced wide-ranging disciplinary measures over a fraudulent emission data reporting scandal that goes back nearly 20 years and said it would demand the return of remuneration from past executives.
Leading truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. admitted to falsifying the results of tests for exhaust emissions and fuel economy of three types of engines over a number of years.
Hino Motors Ltd, Toyota Motor Corp's truck-making subsidiary, admitted Friday to having submitted fraudulent emissions and fuel economy data to transport authorities, suspending the same day the shipment of vehicles with engines for which the figures were utilized and may not meet Japanese standards. The use of fraudulent data has…
The use of fraudulent data has been ongoing since at least 2016, with the company having sold at least 115,526 vehicles with engines certified by the government based on rigged data.
Yoshio Shimo, Hino president, said the move was part of the truckmaker's ongoing efforts to transport goods and people.