TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) — Japanese automaker Daihatsu Motor Co. stated on Wednesday that it’s going to droop shipments of all car fashions made in Japan and overseas amid an unfolding scandal over irregularities in its crash checks.
The Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary stated a third-party panel it has arrange recognized 174 new counts of misconduct throughout 25 car take a look at objects along with the door trim irregularity in April and the pole facet collision take a look at irregularity in May.
There have been irregularities present in 64 fashions and three engines, together with these not in manufacturing and people provided to Toyota, Mazda Corp. and Subaru Corp. on the market below their manufacturers, in keeping with the corporate.
In April, Daihatsu acknowledged data-rigging in collision checks for six of its fashions, together with these offered in abroad markets of Thailand and Malaysia.
It was found in May that the corporate had improperly obtained authorities certification for hybrid autos for the Japanese market as nicely.
“We deeply apologize to our customers and other stakeholders for causing great inconvenience and concern and betraying their trust,” Daihatsu stated in a press release, including that it’s going to make “sweeping reforms” to its company tradition to “make compliance the highest priority.”