Toyota chairman to brief on investigation into vehicle certification applications (updated)
03/06/2024 06:30
(Adds car shipment suspensions, Toyota shares from 4th
paragraph.)
TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor 7203.T said on
Monday its chairman would speak about an investigation it has
conducted after being prompted by Japan's transport ministry
into the company's vehicle certification applications.
Chairman Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at 0800 GMT
on Monday, the company said.
The transport ministry said separately it will conduct an
on-site inspection at Toyota's headquarters on Tuesday after
saying irregularities were found in model applications from
Toyota, Mazda Motor 7261.T , Yamaha Motor 7272.T , Honda Motor
7267.T and Suzuki Motor 7269.T .
The ministry said it would take strict measures based on its
investigation and that it had ordered three companies to suspend
shipments of some vehicles.
Toyota said it temporarily halted shipments and sales of
three car models made in Japan.
A Toyota spokesperson added that the company is still
investigating issues related to vehicle fuel efficiency and
emissions, and aimed to complete the inquiry by the end of June.
The company's shares dropped, falling as much as 2.3% in
afternoon trading in Tokyo.
(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko, Satoshi Sugiyama, and Rocky Swift;
Editing by Kim Coghill and Edwina Gibbs)
((rocky.swift@thomsonreuters.com;))