Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Yamaha admit safety testing errors in Japan spanning a decade
ABCIn short: A number of auto manufacturers in Japan have admitted errors in safety testing spanning a decade. Japan's transport ministry found Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Yamaha submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of some vehicles. The latest revelations came after the ministry requested automakers investigate certification applications following a safety test scandal at Toyota's Daihatsu compact car unit that emerged last year. Toyota apologises The wide-ranging faulty testing at Japan's top car-maker, Toyota, involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologised for the safety testing failures at a press conference in Tokyo.
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