Mar 03 (NHK) - The outgoing president and CEO of Japanese automaker Subaru says the firm's workers falsified inspection data on fuel efficiency and exhaust gases.
This follows a series of inspection scandals last year.
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga revealed the data falsification at a news conference on Friday.
He said that the wrongdoing was not a minor problem, even though the quality of the products was not affected.
Yoshinaga said Subaru will release a report on the new scandal after a final investigation.
He also promised to push forward corporate reform and to take steps to prevent a recurrence.
Yoshinaga will leave his posts in June to take responsibility for the problems. He will become chairman. Corporate Executive Vice President Tomomi Nakamura will take over as president.