Three Japanese car manufacturers admit data falsification

Japan’s automotive industry has been embroiled in a new scandal after three car manufacturers admitted using false emissions data for some vehicles.
The scandal involving Suzuki Motor, Mazda and Yamaha came after Japan’s Transport Ministry ordered last month 23 vehicle and motorbike manufactures to conduct probes after amid confirmed reports that Nissan and Subaru had cheated on fuel economy and emissions data.

According to the Ministry, the three Japanese car makers have reported ‘inappropriate handling’ of vehicle inspections.

Suzuki admitted improper inspections on 6,401 vehicles between 2012 and 2018. Meanwhile, Mazda said it 72 vehicles or 3.8 percent of those in its sample were affected and Yamaha put the figure at 2.1 percent of its motorbike sample. 
Japan’s Transport Ministry said it would deal seriously with the violators if necessary after examining the companies’ reports.
“Most of the 20 other companies asked to examine their data had reported no misconduct,” the Ministry said adding investigations of several others are still going on.
The admissions are the latest scandals involving data falsification and testing standard breaches in Japan's key auto sector.
Nissan admitted in July data on exhaust emissions and fuel economy for some vehicles had been manipulated.

Meanwhile, the company was forced to recall over a million vehicles after admitting staff without proper authorization had carried out some inspections, reports say.

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