Mar 05 (Japan Timesj) - 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 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, it said.
The company said it conducted an internal investigation into its pre-shipment inspection of vehicles for the domestic market after discovering malpractice in the certification of engines produced for the North American market.
Some of the engines that were under investigation had been used in buses manufactured by its parent company as well as Isuzu Motors Ltd., another Toyota subsidiary specializing in commercial vehicles.
"Employees felt pressured to follow strict schedules and meet numerical targets," company President Satoshi Ogiso said during a news conference in Tokyo also attended by Chairman Yoshio Shimo.
About 35%, or 22,000 vehicles, of its annual domestic sales are expected to be subject to suspension, the company said. ...continue reading
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