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Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years

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Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years.

Technology @lemmy.world Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business

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I wonder if this affects North American models. The IIHS has the Toyota Prius listed as Top Safety Pick+, and I wonder if those test results were tampered with.

https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/toyota/prius-4-door-hatchback/2023

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- We're talking about vehicles that aren't sold in North America and safety tests that they were self reporting. North American testing is independent from the manufacturers.
  
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- Almost certainly.
  
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  No Daihatsu model is or was sold in North America under Toyota branding or otherwise. All models sold in North America with a Daihatsu equivalent were manufactured by Toyota with a Daihatsu branding.
  
  They're talking about models sold in some Asian markets.
  
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Daihatsu... you had one job

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