Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a press conference over rigging safety tests by its affiliate Daihatsu that affected 88,000 vehicles, in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 8, 2023. TOKYO :A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan's transport ministry found irregularities in applications to certify certain models.
The latest revelations came after the ministry requested automakers in late January to investigate certification applications following a safety test scandal at Toyota's Daihatsu compact car unit that emerged last year. "As the person in charge of the Toyota Group, I would like to sincerely apologise to our customers, to car fans, and all stakeholders for this," Toyoda, the grandson of the automaker's founder and its former chief executive, told a press conference.
In one example, it had measured collision damage on one side of a model's bonnet while it was required to do so on both sides. It added there were no performance issues that violated regulations and customers did not need to stop using their cars.
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