Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said the companies were investigating how the side-panel ofand other models had been changed for safety testing and apologized for what he called an"unacceptable" violation of consumer trust.
"We'll proceed with a detailed investigation from here on, but promise to decisively understand what happened at the site, investigate the true intentions and sincerely work to prevent a recurrence," Toyoda told reporters.Daihatsu said it had discovered the rigged safety test after a whistleblower report. It said it had reported the issue to regulatory agencies and stopped shipment of affected models.
About 11,800 affected vehicles were Axias manufactured by Daihatsu at a joint venture plant it runs with Malaysian automaker Perodua. Those cars were sold in Malaysia. Daihatsu said it would run new safety tests in the presence of regulators and confirm the safety of the models before resuming shipments.
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