Toyota Unveils Bad Crash Tests At Daihatsu
Toyota found issues with crash tests for a model. They have stopped sending out shipments. This is the latest problem for the automaker.
The issue affects over 56,000 Toyota Raize hybrid vehicles. Daihatsu Motor Co. made these small models, and Toyota owns the company. The problem was disclosed on Friday.
The automakers say that 22,329 Daihatsu Rocky vehicles in Japan are affected.
Daihatsu said they used wrong results for right-side impact testing. This happened during faulty crash tests. The tests used a pole to measure impact on both sides. It was important to test both sides.
Last week, Toyota said there was a data breach in their online Connected service managed by a group company. The breach happened for ten years and 2 million drivers' information could have been leaked. No leak was confirmed.
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Daihatsu models sold abroad had a crash test issue last month. It impacted 88,123 cars. The automakers later discovered that there were problems in the Japan market as well. They found wrongdoing.
There was a problem with some Toyota cars. The cars were Toyota Yaris ATIV in Thailand, Mexico, and some Gulf countries. The Perodua Axia was also affected in Malaysia, and the Toyota Agya in Ecuador.
Daihatsu said sorry and hired a team to look into it. They didn't tell people to bring their cars back but said they were sorry they made a mistake.
Toyota sells 10 million cars yearly. They have a reputation for excellent quality. They focus on empowering individual workers. They have a production system that supports this.
Toyota has new problems, not recalls. However, years ago, they had lots of recalls. They recalled many vehicles due to various issues, such as floor mats, gas pedals, and brakes. Millions of cars were affected.
Toyota got in trouble in 2009 and 2010 for being too slow to recall cars. They had to pay almost $49 million in fines in America. Toyota said they would be faster and more open in the future.
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