Due to the scandal with
crash-test data and other safety-related violations, Daihatsu,
a subsidiary of the Japanese concern Toyota, is suspending deliveries of its
cars. This was reported by UNN with reference to Reuters.
Details
According to the results of the
investigation by an independent commission revealed about two hundred violations in
25 different categories of tests. Earlier, in April and May, the following violations were found
violations related to door cladding and side collision tests were already identified.
side collision tests.
In total, the violations
affect 64 Daihatsu models, including 22 models sold under the Toyota brand.
Toyota brand. These include Toyota Probox, Town Ace, Roomy, and Pixis.
On the Toyota website
website reports that in response to these findings, Daihatsu has made
to temporarily suspend deliveries of all its models that are currently
currently produced both in Japan and abroad. Toyota also decided to
to temporarily suspend deliveries of the affected models.
We would like to
apologize for any inconvenience and concern to all stakeholders, including customers.
parties, including customers. Daihatsu has informed us that it will further clarify
the situation with the authorities and will take all necessary measures under their guidance
According to the
Kyodo news agency, searches will soon take place at Daihatsu's headquarters in
in Osaka in connection with the violations,
that it is not yet able to determine the financial impact of the scandal. According to
3] according to Toyota, Daihatsu produced 1.1 million vehicles in the first
10 months of the year, almost 40% of them at foreign plants. During this
period, it sold about 660,000 vehicles worldwide,
which accounted for 7% of Toyota's sales.
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In , the company emphasizes that for a full
Daihatsu needs "fundamental reform" to fully resume operations,
and also a review of certification operations.