Daihatsu Halts Production Amidst Safety Testing Scandal
(Source – China Daily) In a significant blow to Japanese automaker Daihatsu, the last operational domestic factory suspended production on Tuesday as the company grapples with a safety testing scandal impacting 64 models spanning over three decades. The crisis emerged in April when Daihatsu Halts Production , a subsidiary of Toyota, admitted to manipulating crash test data for four models produced in Thailand and Malaysia from 2022 to the present. Daihatsu Halts Production: All the blame is on the management This acknowledgment unraveled a more profound issue within the company, revealing widespread falsification across its entire production process dating back to 1989. Daihatsu CEO Soichiro Okudaira, speaking at a Tokyo press conference last week, expressed regret, stating, “We betrayed the trust of our customers. All the blame is on the management.” On December 20, Daihatsu announced a suspension of shipments for all models, initiating further investigations and safety ch...