After bowing and apologizing for test fraud: Toyota and Mazda suspended production of the five models involved today

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2024-06-06 10:57Published in Henan

Fast Technology reported on June 6 that according to CCTV news and Nikkei news, affected by the report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan that there is a problem of falsification of test data, Toyota and Mazda of Japan have suspended the production of a total of 5 models involved from today.

Specifically, Toyota's three models involved are the Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio, and Yaris Cross (note: the three models have not yet been introduced into the domestic market) will suspend production until June 28, Mazda has not disclosed the date of resumption of production, and other models of the two companies will continue to produce normally.

Production of the five models has been suspended

According to the data, the production of the above three Toyota models and the two Mazda models was about 130,000 units in the last fiscal year, and the suspension of production may have an impact on upstream and downstream companies in Japan and the regional economy.

Event Recap:

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a statement on its official website on June 3, saying that in view of the previous illegal operations of Daihatsu Industrial Company (Toyota's subsidiary), the Ministry of Transport, Transport and Tourism investigated whether there were illegal operations in the process of mass production certification application of 85 car companies, and the results showed that Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha Motor, Honda, Suzuki's 38 models have certification fraud problems, that is, data fraud.

On the same day, executives from Toyota, Honda, and Mazda held press conferences to bow and apologize for the incident.

Akio Toyoda, president of the Toyota Group, said at a press conference, "Counterfeiting is a matter of principle that shakes the certification system, and it is something that automakers must not do." As the head of the Toyota Group, I sincerely apologize for this," and announced that the production of three models involved in the counterfeiting problem will be stopped with immediate effect.

Mazda President Katsuhiro Moro also said at a press conference, "I feel guilty about worrying customers who use Mazda cars...... I take my responsibilities as a business owner seriously. ”

Toyota Group President Akio Toyoda held a press conference on the 3rd to apologize

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. President Toshihiro Mibe (center) and other Honda executives held a press conference on the 3rd to apologize

Mazda President Katsuhiro (right) and other Mazda executives held a press conference on the 3rd to apologize

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