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I was curious what US models were affected. Article didn't mention any specifically.
Looking at the history of Daihatsu, it stopped marketing cars in the US in 1992. It is now a subsidiary of Toyota, so it may feed parts or assemblies into Toyota cars. It also makes some models for Toyota, Mazda and Subaru, but none are recognizable for the US markets.
Anyway, scandal is a black mark on Toyota name/brand.
The misconduct also included false reports on headrest impact tests and test speeds for some models. The investigation found cases of misconduct were particularly prevalent after 2014 and, for one already-discontinued Daihatsu vehicle, went back as far as 1989.
This is bad in compromising the safety features on cars. The worst is that this is happening for so many years. Where is Toyota’s internal auditing on safety documentation ?
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Looking at the history of Daihatsu, it stopped marketing cars in the US in 1992. It is now a subsidiary of Toyota, so it may feed parts or assemblies into Toyota cars. It also makes some models for Toyota, Mazda and Subaru, but none are recognizable for the US markets.
Anyway, scandal is a black mark on Toyota name/brand.