原来丰田的硬文拼法是Toyoda，那就是头又大，而不是偷油它了。

不管怎样，该躬还是得躬，躬匠精神要发挥到淋漓尽致。

彭博：

安全丑闻愈演愈烈 丰田暂停三款汽车销售

(彭博社)——日本暂停了六辆汽车的交付和销售，其中包括三辆丰田汽车公司生产的汽车，这进一步加剧了一场涉及全球几家顶级汽车制造商的安全丑闻。

交通部周一表示，丰田在三款现款车型（卡罗拉 Fielder、卡罗拉 Axio 和 Yaris Cross）的行人安全测试中提交了错误数据，并在包括皇冠在内的四款旧款车型的碰撞安全测试中使用了改装过的测试车辆。丰田是本田汽车公司和马自达汽车公司等五家被发现在申请认证时伪造或操纵安全数据的汽车制造商之一。

丰田董事长丰田章男周一对记者表示：“我们忽视了认证过程，在未采取适当预防措施的情况下就大批量生产了我们的汽车。为此，我们向客户和所有汽车爱好者道歉。”

(Bloomberg) -- Japan suspended the delivery and sales of six vehicles — including three manufactured by Toyota Motor Corp. — escalating a safety scandal that has embroiled a handful of the world’s top automakers. 

Toyota submitted faulty data during pedestrian-safety tests for three current models — the Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross — and used modified test vehicles during collision-safety tests for four past models, including the Crown, the transport ministry said Monday. Toyota was among five carmakers, including Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp., found to have falsified or manipulated safety data while applying for certification. 

“We neglected the certification process and mass produced our cars without first taking the proper precautionary steps,” Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda told reporters Monday. “For that we apologize to our customers and all automotive enthusiasts.”

 

Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda News Conference On Safety Test Misconduct© Bloomberg

Toyota said shipment halts will affect two assembly lines responsible for the production of 130,000 units a year. The world’s biggest carmaker made and sold more than 11 millions passenger vehicles in 2023.

Meanwhile, Mazda said it fabricated test results and tampered with the units used for collision testing in five models, including the Mazda2 and Roadster RF, according to a company statement Monday. Irregularities were identified in over 150,000 units the automaker has produced since 2014 for the Japan market.

“We will bear costs incurred to suppliers due to the shipment halts,” Mazda Chief Executive Officer Masahiro Moro said, adding the company would make efforts to prevent the lapses from recurring. The halt is likely to affect 3,500 orders and the carmaker is not considering recalls at this point.

Moro attributed the data issues to employee misinterpretations of unclear procedure manuals, not an “organizational cover-up” or “malicious falsification.”

Separately, Honda was found to have fabricated data related to noise and gasoline engine output, affecting more than 3 million units. Still, customers can continue to use their vehicles, which include the Accord and Odyssey, since they meet legal standards. The automaker didn’t find any falsification for cars currently being sold, or for upcoming models. 

Toyota shares dropped 1.8% in Tokyo. Mazda shares fell 3.3%, while Yamaha Motor Co. retreated 0.6%. Suzuki Motor Corp. closed 1.5% higher after paring earlier gains.

Crisis of Trust

The findings are the latest blow in a deepening crisis of trust for Japan’s automakers. Earlier this year, the transport ministry ordered almost 90 manufacturers to reexamine their testing procedures after decades of fraud were uncovered at a pair of Toyota affiliates.

In December, an internal probe of Daihatsu Motor Co. showed most of its vehicles had not been properly tested for collision safety. Toyota Industries Corp. also suspended all engine shipments in January after an investigation revealed it had falsified power-output figures.

The latest probes follow on from a series of scandals involving the likes of Nissan Motor Co., Mazda and Suzuki stretching back more than a decade, including falsifying emissions and fuel economy data. Air bag maker Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy in 2017 after one of the world’s most famous recall crises.

Of the 68 cases already concluded in the latest round of investigations, the ministry also found wrongdoings at four other manufacturers: Honda, Mazda, Yamaha Motor and Suzuki. The ministry ordered the five carmakers to suspend shipments of all vehicles with faulty certifications.

The ministry’s probe is ongoing and of the 17 companies still under investigation, Toyota is the only one where issues have been uncovered.

Toyota Halts Sales of Three Cars as Safety Scandal Deepens (msn.com)