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Toyota Motor Corp. admitted to cheating on vehicle certifications for seven models through falsified safety tests, leading to halted shipments of three models and impacting approximately 1.7 million vehicles. This adds Toyota to the list of Japanese automakers involved in misconduct, prompting the Transport Ministry to conduct on-site inspections for potential administrative action.
A safety test scandal involving Japanese automakers has widened, leading Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha to halt shipments of certain vehicles after Japan's transport ministry found irregularities in certification applications. The scandal, which also implicates Honda and Suzuki, involves manipulated safety test data and has prompted on-site inspections and shareholder scrutiny. Toyota's shares fell 1.8%, and Mazda's shares dropped 3.3% following the revelations.