thejapantimes, 5 days ago to business

As a probe into data tampering gets underway with Toyota, questions have emerged over whether Japan's regulatory standards for the automotive sector and their subjective interpretation might be hindering automakers in the face of global challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/04/companies/beattie-toyota-follow/ #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #daihatsu

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to business

The transport ministry will inspect Toyota Motor's headquarters Tuesday following irregularities in model applications by Toyota and other carmakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/03/companies/toyota-safety-misconduct/ #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #daihatsu

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Daihatsu Motor on Tuesday resumed production at its plant in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, after suspending operations from late December last year due to its safety test fraud scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/07/daihatsu-resumes-production/ #business #daihatsu #toyota #cars #carmakers

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Daihatsu President Masahiro Inoue said he sees South America and Africa as growth markets for compact cars made by the Toyota subsidiary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/24/companies/daihatsu-sees-potential-africa-south-america/ #business #companies #daihatsu #carmakers #africa #southamerica #cars

nezuko_2000, 3 months ago to jdm Japanese

Poor Hijet😢
#jdm #Daihatsu #keitruck

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

New automobile sales in Japan shrank 19.2% from a year before to 344,816 units in February, down for the second consecutive month, industry data showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/01/japan-car-sales-drop/ #business #daihatsu #toyota #cars #carmakers

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Toyota’s group sales lost momentum in January after government probes revealed decades of fraud at two major affiliates, while production marked its first global decline in 13 months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/28/companies/toyota-group-sales-lose-steam/ #business #companies #toyota #daihatsu #hino #toyotaindustries #carmakers #cars #trucks

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Toyota Motor has chosen Masahiro Inoue to restore leadership at Daihatsu Motor after the unit became entangled in a vehicle certification scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/13/companies/daihatsu-new-president/ #business #companies #toyota #daihatsu #masahiroinoue

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Daihatsu resumed vehicle production at its plant in Kyoto after stopping for nearly two months due to fraudulent vehicle tests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/12/companies/daihatsu-resumes-domestic-production/ #business #companies #daihatsu #toyota #carmakers #kyoto #manufaturing

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Amid a major testing scandal, Daihatsu says it will extend vehicle development periods by 40% and ensure a sevenfold boost in the number of personnel involved in safety checks by June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/10/companies/daihatsu-measures-fraud-scandal/ #business #companies #daihatsu #toyota #mlit #soichirookudaira #tetsuosaito #carmakers

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Toyota plans to shorten the maximum operating hours for its plants in Japan by 30 minutes per day from April to give workers a more flexible schedule following a series of certification irregularities at its group companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/02/companies/toyota-shortens-plant-operation-hours/?utm_content=bufferad840&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #manufacturing #daihatsu

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

Carmaker Daihatsu recalled more than 320,000 vehicles and extended a factory shutdown on Wednesday, deepening troubles sparked by a major safety testing scandal last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/24/companies/daihatsu-halt-extended/?utm_content=bufferb1552&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daihatsu #toyota #carmakers

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business

The transport ministry has begun procedures to revoke certificates needed to produce three vehicle models made by Daihatsu, after an inspection in a deepening safety scandal found air bags had been set to inflate automatically in tests rather than when a crash was detected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/17/companies/daihatsu-to-lose-certificates-for-3-models/?utm_content=buffer2dad6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daihatsu #cars #carmakers #fraud #toyota #mlit

HistoPol, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

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Betrug am Kunden hat 30-jährige Tradition bei #daihatsu

" Erst mit einem Blick auf den Untersuchungsbericht wird jedoch klar, wie schwerwiegend und andauernd der Betrug bei Daihatsu wirklich war. Zu den veränderten Testergebnissen zählten demnach vertuschte Probleme mit Airbags, Änderungen bei den Resultaten aus Unfalltests und geschönte Verbrauchswerte.

Seit 2014 habe die Zahl der Manipulationen zugenommen, heißt es. Die ältesten Eingriffe...

https://www.stern.de/auto/daihatsu-stoppt-wegen-betrugsskandal-die-gesamte-produktion-34323630.html

sudo_xe, 5 months ago to Toyota

Last week I got this weird piece relayed to me about how #Toyota has supposedly been rigging elections and engaging in union busting since 20 years ago. Looking into it a bit more – it was actually #Daihatsu fabricating safety tests for ~30 years out of its 110 years of history. Thinking about how only ~70 of those 110 years happened under the current name, it does make one wonder if the previous factoid would come across as worse or not...

https://www.daihatsu.com/news/2023/report_1_E.pdf

#cars

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Toyota

Japan’s manufacturing powerhouses must ask themselves if they have become complacent amid latest scandal involving Daihatsu. It is time for introspection and self-correction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/29/daihatsu-scandal/?utm_content=buffer0446d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #editorials #daihatsu #toyota #japaneseeconomy #automakers

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Daihatsu Motor said on Thursday that it would compensate lower-tier contractors in its supply chain to cushion the blow from an indefinite production stoppage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/28/companies/daihatsu-compensation-suppliers/?utm_content=buffer3c032&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #automakers #daihatsu #toyota #scandals

smeg, 5 months ago to cars

Daihatsu: Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/27/business/daihatsu-japan-production-halt-safety-tests-intl-hnk/index.html #automakers #cars #CarSafety #publicsafety #consumersafety #consumerprotection #fraud #toyota #Daihatsu

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Toyota is poised to keep its title as the world’s best-selling carmaker after steady demand across North America and Europe helped sales and production reach new records in November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/27/companies/toyota-record-november-sales-production/?utm_content=buffer8daff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #cars #daihatsu #hybrids

raymondpert, 5 months ago to Japan

Daihatsu suspends all production in Japan amid safety test scandal

> #Daihatsu Motor suspended all domestic production on Tuesday, with the schedule for restarting operations at the plants unclear amid a safety testing scandal that affects most of its models.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/26/companies/daihatsu-production-halt/ #Japan #Toyota #economy

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Daihatsu Motor suspended operations at the last of its four production facilities in Japan on Tuesday, with the schedule for restarting operations at the plants unclear, amid a safety testing scandal that affects most of its models. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/26/companies/daihatsu-production-halt/?utm_content=buffer82cc1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daihatsu #cars #carmakers #toyota

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Daihatsu on Monday suspended operations at three domestic automobile assembly plants in the wake of its vehicle testing fraud scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/25/companies/daihatsu-assembly-plants-suspended/?utm_content=bufferbc9d1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daihatsu #carmakers #manufacturing #jobs

governa, 5 months ago to Toyota

#Toyota's #Daihatsu to halt vehicle shipments as safety scandal widens

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/20/toyotas-daihatsu-to-halt-vehicle-shipments-as-safety-scandal-widens.html

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Daihatsu has resumed vehicle shipments in Indonesia, two days after the Japanese carmaker halted all domestic and global shipments as it was determined most models had been subjected to improper safety tests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/23/daihatsu-indonesia-resume/?utm_content=buffere5d19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #daihatsu #toyota #cars #carmakers #osaka #indonesia

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Daihatsu Motor’s offices have been raided by the Japanese government after an inspection scandal forced the Toyota Motor subsidiary to suspend all car shipments indefinitely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/21/companies/daihatsu-safety-data-manipulation/?utm_content=buffer8739c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #daihatsu #toyota #cars #carmakers #corporategovernance