Toyota Fake News

The global race to develop zero-emission vehicles often gives rise to misleading and false claims. One recent example claims that Toyota, the world's largest car manufacturer, has unveiled a one-of-a-kind engine that uses water as fuel, eliminating the need for lithium batteries or charging stations. But Toyota told AFP Fact Check that the claim is false.

Experts also pointed out that this. Despite viral claims, Toyota hasn't built a water. Japan's transport ministry raided the headquarters of motor giant Toyota on Tuesday, as a scandal over faulty safety data escalated.

The world's largest carmaker has apologised for providing. Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 3, 2024. Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven models as the automaker suspended production of three of them.

WHAT WAS CLAIMED Toyota has developed a water-powered car engine. OUR VERDICT False. Toyota hasn't built a water-powered car engine.

AAP FACTCHECK - Toyota has not unveiled a car powered by water, despite claims on social media. The automotive industry giant confirmed it has developed hydrogen-powered vehicles that emit water vapour, but it hasn't built a water. The claim, however, is false.

Toyota told AFP that the company is not developing a "water engine" and described the claim as "fake news." Experts also explained that such a system would be. Several Japanese automakers have been caught falsifying certification tests, and Toyota might be the worst offender. The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) reported yesterday that its ongoing investigation into 85 domestic manufacturers, including several automakers, had found that most were acting in accordance with the law, but not Mazda, Yamaha, Honda.

Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has shut down its factories in Japan, months after the automaker admitted to falsifying safety tests on vehicles, The Associated Press (AP) reporte. Toyota lost nearly $15 billion in market cap in one week after the Japanese Transportation Ministry found that the company falsified certifications on certain vehicles. The scandal took a $15.6 billion bite out of the company's market cap as its shares fell by more than 5.4% last week, CNBC reported.

Toyota's Nasdaq-listed shares were up about 1% as of Monday.