Toyota Daihatsu News

Daihatsu President Masahiro Inoue speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Monday, April 8, 2024. Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker mired in a scandal over fraudulent vehicle tests, will hand over its model certification duties to parent company Toyota, to regain trust among dealers, customers and workers, its new president said Monday. Toyota-owned carmaker Daihatsu has closed all four of its plants until the end of January, after admitting it had falsified safety tests.

Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years. Toyota Motor's Daihatsu unit will halt shipments of all of its vehicles, Japan's biggest automaker said on Wednesday, after a safety scandal investigation found issues involving 64 models. Daihatsu shuts down all car manufacturing factories in Japan amid safety probe The Toyota-owned company has shut its plants in Shiga, Kyoto and Oita prefectures as well as at its headquarters in.

Toyota City, Japan, April 8, 2024―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) have announced their decision to reform the overseas business structure of both companies while aiming to make Daihatsu a "mobility company centered on mini vehicles" going forward. An implementation structure will be established to thoroughly prevent the recurrence of procedural.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s small. Daihatsu's offices have been raided by the government after a safety scandal forced the Toyota subsidiary to suspend all car shipments indefinitely. The transport ministry's on.

Japanese automaker Daihatsu has named a veteran at its parent company Toyota to replace its president as it tries to repair the damage from a scandal over cheating on vehicle safety tests.