Nikkei goes on to name motorcycle maker Yamaha as another suspected cheater.
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According to a Nikkei
report, Mazda and Suzuki are the latest Japanese automakers to come
forward with evidence of tomfoolery in the arena of emissions and fuel
economy testing.
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The Japanese publication said the cheating was found "on samples of
manufactured vehicles selected during the quality assurance process."
While Wednesday's report is light on specifics, Nikkei said the
country's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will release
full details about the latest scandal on Thursday.
Both companies
voluntarily turned in reports containing indiscretions to Japan's
transport ministry. This came after it mandated all Japanese
manufacturers to review internal compliance protocol after Subaru and Nissan were found to have engaged in similar antics.
Subaru has subsequently stated
that none of its affected cars were ever shipped to the U.S. Meanwhile,
it's unclear whether the Mazdas in question were sold outside of Japan.
We've reached out to the company to find out and will update this story
when we hear back. Suzuki, as you probably know, hasn't sold a car in the States since 2012 but continues to do so in its home country.
The report went on to allege motorcycle maker Yamaha as a suspected emissions-reg-cheater.
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and Suzuki are only the latest in a large, growing list of automakers
guilty of surreptitiously skirting efficiency regulations. The auto
industry had its watershed moment back in 2015 when Volkswagen was
caught employing a defeat device on its TDI diesel engines. That whole
saga continues to rage on as Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested just two months ago as part of the investigation.
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