TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota will oversee model certification at its subsidiary Daihatsu to regain trust among dealers, customers and workers after a safety testing scandal, Daihatsu’s new president said Monday. Toyota Motor Corp. will take a leadership role in various areas, including product development and procurement, said Masahiro Inoue, who took the helm […]
TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday both the president and chairman of Daihatsu Motor will step down almost a year after the small-car unit said it had rigged collision safety-tests. The departures are among the most drastic changes Daihatsu has made so far, as Toyota seeks to return the brand to its roots […]
Toyota-owned automaker Daihatsu, known for its small passenger vehicles, has halted domestic production in Japan after admitting it falsified safety test results for 30 years. The move came just days after the Toyota subsidiary suspended domestic and international shipments due to improper testing on 64 models. Transport ministry officials probed deeper and found problems that […]
Daihatsu has shut down production lines at its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown from Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co – a unit of Toyota – announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving […]
TOKYO (AP) — Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and […]
Daihatsu has shut down production lines at its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown from Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co – a unit of Toyota – announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and outside Japan after finding improper testing involving […]
TOKYO (AP) — Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu Motor Co. announced it was suspending all vehicle shipments in and […]
Toyota has said its subsidiary Daihatsu will suspend shipments of all its vehicles in and outside Japan amid a safety scandal after an investigation found improper testing involving 64 models. The safety test irregularities earlier this year prompted an independent panel investigation, which found widespread and systematic problems. Toyota, citing the results of the panel, […]
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its subsidiary Daihatsu will suspend shipments of all its vehicles in and outside Japan in a damaging safety scandal after an investigation found improper testing involving 64 models. The safety test irregularities earlier this year prompted an independent panel investigation, which found widespread and systematic problems. Toyota, […]
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor unit Daihatsu will halt shipments of all vehicles both overseas and in Japan, the Asahi newspaper and other Japanese media said on Wednesday, as it scrambles to respond to a widening scandal over the rigging of safety tests. Daihatsu is expected to report findings by an independent panel […]