According to Japan** reports, Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, bowed and apologized for a series of recent scandals in Toyota's subsidiaries at a press conference held in Nagoya today (30th).
The day before, on the 29th, four engines produced by Toyota Industries Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyota Group, were exposed to "fraud in exhaust emission test data", of which three automotive diesel engines were used in 10 models of Toyota. Toyota Motor Corporation decided to stop shipments of diesel vehicles on the same day, and Toyota Motor Corporation President Tsuneji Sato bowed and apologized at a press conference in Tokyo, saying that he would "deeply reflect".
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that since last year, at least eight engines produced by Toyota Industries have been exposed to exhaust emission test fraud. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has instructed it to stop shipments, and today (30th) inspected the company's factory in Binan City, Aichi Prefecture. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that it will investigate the history of the violation and the severity of the violation, and will impose corresponding penalties.
In recent years, there have been many quality scandals in Japan's manufacturing industry, involving automobiles, steel, chemicals and many other fields. Taking Toyota as an example, since last year, its subsidiary Hino Motors and wholly-owned subsidiary Daihatsu Kogyo have also been exposed to violations in product testing, which has once again had a negative impact on Toyota's brand image.