A Daihatsu, owned by Toyota Motor, has closed the production lines of its four factories in Japan, while investigations into false tests for obtaining safety certificates are ongoing.
According to the ” Associated Press “, the closure of the production lines, which took place on Tuesday, December 26, comes a week after Daihatsu Motor announced that it was suspending all vehicle deliveries inside and outside Japan, after learning of inadequate tests involving 64 models.
The employees of the Japanese Ministry of Transport have initiated a more in-depth investigation into the problems that apparently persisted for decades, reports the American news agency.
This is the latest safety violation detected in recent years in five of the major Japanese car manufacturers.
Daihatsu has not informed when production will resume, although the media reports that production lines in different factories in Japan are suspended at least until January 2024.
