subsidiary of Toyota Daihatsu, failed safety tests in recent weeks and was shaken by an emissions cheating scandal. As a result, production stopped in the company’s factories. of this decision Toyota, Mazda and Subaru It will also have some consequences for you.
Mazda and Subaru were also affected by the Daihatsu scandal
A report conducted last week for Daihatsu showed that it had committed emissions irregularities by misleading testing procedures in Japan. According to this Copen, Move and Hijet Production and shipment of models such as these were stopped. It was revealed that the company knowingly understated emissions and deceived regulatory authorities.
Daihatsu has discontinued sales of affected models while it tries to resolve the issues. The company faces fines in Japan if its vehicles do not meet emissions standards.
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Irregularities were detected in the production of Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu. Accordingly, production and shipments were completely stopped.
However, Daihatsu is not the only company affected by this scandal. It was stated that Toyota, Mazda and Subaru models were also assembled in the Japanese company’s production facilities. This creates serious threats to the reputation of the three brands.
While the affected models have not been announced individually, they are from three manufacturers. Emissions of 64 models He was reportedly involved in the scandal. In the joint statement from the companies, an apology message was issued, stating that the tests would be examined. It should be reminded that shipments of these models have currently stopped.
Daihatsu is not the first Japanese automaker to experience an emissions scandal. Nissan and Mitsubishi admitted to committing a similar trick on diesel vehicles in 2016. But this is Japan’s biggest case involving gasoline cars.
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