Mitsubishi and Suzuki under fire for falsified fuel-economy data
The Japanese automakers are scrambling in the wake of reports revealing that they rigged tests and submitted false data about their vehicles.
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On Wednesday, Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., announced that he would resign in June amid a growing crisis surrounding false fuel-efficiency data.
The company’s executive vice president, Ryugo Nakao, will also step down.
On April 26, the company—the sixth-largest automaker in Japan—admitted in a press release that it rigged tests and fabricated fuel-economy data for 25 years.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
Nissan found the faked mileage tests because of a discrepancy with its own tests on Mitsubishi-manufactured minicar models with tiny engines that had been sold under the Nissan brand.
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