It has been revealed that Hino Motors has been submitting fraudulent data such as exhaust gas to the government for about 20 years.
In response to the fraud problem, the impact of the construction machinery maker that received the engine supply is spreading, such as suspending new orders.
Hino Motors held a press conference on the 2nd after receiving the results of the special investigation committee's investigation into a series of fraudulent problems, and revealed that it had submitted fraudulent data such as exhaust gas data to the government for at least 20 years from 2003. Did.
The company says it will carry out an additional recall of approximately 20,000 affected vehicles.
The fraudulent Hino Motors engine was also shipped to other construction machinery manufacturers, so the impact is spreading.
Among them, "Kobelco Construction Machinery" has canceled new orders for about 20 models such as hydraulic excavators and cranes.
"Hitachi Construction Machinery" has also canceled new orders for construction machinery equipped with the target engine.
President Satoshi Ogiso explained at a press conference that there is no forecast for when shipments will resume.
The series of fraudulent problems has continued to affect the parts manufacturers and sales companies that Hino Motors does business with, but if it continues for a long time, the impact is expected to spread further.