2024-01-16 07:03:35
Three vans, one marketed under the Daihatsu brand and two others under the Toyota and Mazda brands, can no longer be produced and sold in the country.
The Japanese Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday the upcoming withdrawal of certifications from three utility models produced by Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, all production of which in Japan has been suspended since the end of December due to a vast scandal of rigged tests.
These three vans, one marketed under the Daihatsu brand and two others under the Toyota and Mazda brands, can no longer be produced and sold in the country.
170 irregularities
Daihatsu officials are also due to be interviewed next Tuesday by the Ministry of Transport, which launched its own inspection of the company at the end of December.
Daihatsu has suspended all its production in Japan until the end of January for the moment, which could cost it dearly, and the scandal also embarrasses its owner Toyota, which holds 100% of its capital.
When it broke out in April 2023, the affair only concerned a few models produced and sold abroad by Daihatsu on a small scale.
But an independent report released at the end of December revealed problems on a whole new scale: more than 170 different irregularities were identified in 25 test categories, and some of these bad practices dated back to 1989.
These irregularities concern 64 models (former or current) produced by Daihatsu, including some sold under the Toyota, Mazda and Subaru brands.
A historic Japanese manufacturer specializing in small and mini vehicles, Daihatsu today makes most of its sales in Japan and South-East Asia.
The company produced 1.7 million vehicles worldwide in its 2022/23 financial year ending March 31.
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