• etchinghillside@reddthat.com
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    5 months ago

    The wide-ranging fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Engine power tests were also found to have been falsified.

    I was initially going to suspect EPA cheating - how long until it’s determined that was cheated on also?

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      5 months ago

      EPA cheating

      The EPA just deals with the US.

      From the article, it sounds like this is only related to certification in Japan:

      A Japanese government investigation into Toyota began in January. The issue does not affect Toyota’s overseas production.

      I believe that normally, getting certification in one market isn’t directly tied to getting it another (that is, being certified in the US isn’t equivalent to being certified in the EU isn’t equivalent to being certified in Japan). They’ve got different (and sometimes conflicting) requirements, for that matter.

      EDIT: Yeah, it’s Japan’s certification system:

      https://www.breakinglatest.news/business/five-japanese-automobile-corporations-uncovered-in-fraud-with-toyota-mazda-and-honda-executives-bowing-out-wall-street-news/

      This incident has raised considerations in regards to the affect on Japan’s certification system and the status of Japanese corporations.