TOKYOJun 04 (News On Japan) – Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism raided the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corporation on Tuesday morning after discovering fraudulent activities related to the certification of ‘type-approval’, which requires is for mass production of vehicles.
The ministry’s inspectors began their investigation by examining documents, servers and other data at the headquarters to verify whether the vehicle models involved actually comply with national standards and to establish the detailed facts of the case.
Toyota Motor Corporation confirmed that fraudulent activity occurred in “type-approval” certification tests for seven models, with a total of approximately 1.7 million units shipped between 2014 and the end of April this year.
In response, Toyota halted shipments and sales of three models currently in production, including the Yaris Cross.
The ministry plans to investigate other manufacturers in turn and has requested Toyota to submit the final investigation results without delay.
Source: ANN
