Production of three Toyota vehicles with fraudulent certification will continue to be suspended after July, restart date undecided

June 14, 2024

Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to continue to suspend production of three vehicle models that were found to be fraudulent in national certification tests, which were scheduled to end on June 28, after July. The timing for restarting production has not yet been defined.

It was revealed that Toyota Motor Corporation had cheated on the certification test associated with the government's type designation application, and after receiving instructions from the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to suspend shipments, Toyota Motor Corporation suspended production of three models , including the Yaris Cross, which is produced at its subsidiaries in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, starting June 6.

Toyota had decided to suspend production until June 28, but decided to continue suspending production for July as well.

The service will be suspended until at least July 31st and there is still no set date for its resumption.

Additionally, in response to this fraud, Toyota announced that it has suspended testing and other procedures to obtain new model designations for new models scheduled to be released in the future.

As a result, the launch of the new Crown model, which was scheduled to be launched in the middle of this year, has been postponed.

Toyota, Honda, Nissan global sales fall in April due to struggles in Chinese market

May 30, 2024

Last month's global car sales fell below the same month of the previous year for Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, due to sales struggles in the Chinese market.

Last month's global sales announced by the eight major Japanese automakers were 797,097 units for Toyota, down 0.5% from the same month of the previous year, while Honda and Nissan each fell 1.8% and 5.7%, respectively.

The three companies increased sales in European markets, but struggled with sales in China, where EVs (electric vehicles) are becoming more popular.

With regard to the Chinese market, Mitsubishi Motors decided to withdraw from the market in October last year, Honda together with a company is moving forward with the voluntary retirement system and the plan to start operating only electric vehicles throughout the year. Japanese manufacturers are reviewing their strategies.

Among other automakers, Suzuki was up 9.9%, Mazda was up 1.4%, and Subaru was up 7.9%, all of which were up compared to the same month last year, while Mitsubishi Motors and Daihatsu each saw declines of 5.3% and 33.8%, respectively.

Daihatsu will resume shipments of all models produced for the domestic market before frauds were discovered

April 20, 2024

Due to the fraudulent issuance of Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd. The Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism lifted the order to suspend shipments of three models, including the Move Canvas, on the 19th, saying it was confirmed they were in compliance with the standards. With this, Daihatsu will be able to ship all models that were produced to the domestic market before the fraud was discovered.

In December last year, Daihatsu suspended operations at all four of its car plants in Japan due to the issue of Daihatsu illegally obtaining national certification, but production has resumed sequentially starting with models for which the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has confirmed compliance with the standards and the order to suspend shipments has been lifted.

In these circumstances, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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On the 19th, as it was confirmed that it was in compliance with the rules, the instruction to suspend shipments was suspended.

The company says it will coordinate with parts manufacturers and others to resume production and shipments of these models.

With this measure, Daihatsu will be able to ship all models that were produced to the domestic market before the fraud was discovered.

Daihatsu says, "We will reiterate our top priority on safety and quality, and strive to deliver products to our customers as soon as possible."

On the other hand, some models that have already been discontinued are still undergoing confirmation testing by the government.

"Tesla plans to cut more than 10% of its global workforce" Western media

April 16, 2024

American electric vehicle maker Tesla plans to cut more than 10% of its global workforce, Western media reported. It is believed that the aim is to improve profitability in response to the decline in sales volume against the backdrop of competition from Chinese EV manufacturers.

Western media reported on the 15th that Tesla CEO Elon Musk informed employees in an internal email that he would reduce the number of employees worldwide by more than 10%.

According to the Wall Street Journal, in an email to employees, Musk said that he needed to cut costs and increase productivity, and said, "We have done a thorough review of our organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by more than 10% globally.

Tesla had more than 140,000 employees at the end of last year, and 10% is about 14,000 people, which would be a major reduction in personnel if implemented.

Tesla is believed to be aiming to improve profitability in the three months to last month, with new car sales in the three months to last month lower than the same period of the previous year for the first time in about four years against the backdrop of competition from Chinese EV makers and slowing growth in EV demand.

Daihatsu will resume production from its Copen plant at all plants in Japan

April 12, 2024

Due to the problem of the fraudulent acquisition of national certification by Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd.The company has announced that it will resume production of the "Copen" small car, which had been suspended, at its headquarters plant in Ikeda City, Osaka, from the 7th of next month. With this, all automotive plants in the country will be put into operation.

In December last year, Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd. suspended operations at all four car plants in Japan due to the problem of Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd. illegally obtaining national certification, but production resumed sequentially starting with models that were confirmed to meet the standards through testing by the Ministry of Infrastructure. transport and tourism and the order to suspend shipments has been suspended.

In this context, Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd. has announced that it will resume production of two models ofthe Copen small passenger car, for which the order to suspend shipments has been lifted at its headquarters plant in Ikeda City, Osaka, from the 7th of next month.

With this, all automotive plants in the country will be put into operation.

In addition, production of the Taft small car will resume at the Oita plant of its subsidiary Daihatsu Kyushu from the 6th of next month.

In response to this problem, Daihatsu Motor Co.Ltd. announced a new management policy on the 8th of this month, and clarified that the parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation, will be responsible for everything from development to certification for its overseas small car business to prevent recurrence.