Daihatsu Motor Corporation compiled measures to prevent recurrence of the issue of fraudulent acquisition of national certification and submitted them to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 9th. Going forward, the company will consider reforming its management structure and reviewing its business together with its parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation.
Last month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issued a corrective order based on the Road Transport Vehicle Law, asking the company to make fundamental reforms due to the issue of Daihatsu Motor Corporation's fraudulent acquisition of national certification.
In response, Daihatsu's President Soichiro Okudaira visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the evening of the 9th and submitted a report summarizing measures to prevent recurrence to Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito.
Regarding this fraud issue, the third-party committee's investigation report pointed out problems such as the promotion of development in a short period of time and the company's organizational culture. Compared to the previous version, it will be 1.4 times longer and the number of people involved in legal and certification work will be significantly increased.
Going forward, the company will consider reforming its management structure and reviewing its business together with its parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation.
Meanwhile, in response to the fraud scandal, Daihatsu has suspended production at all four of its domestic automobile factories, but from the 12th of this month, production of two commercial vehicle models for which the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's order to suspend shipments has been lifted. We plan to resume production for the first time in about a month and a half.
Furthermore, on the 9th, the company decided to resume production from the 26th of this month for 10 vehicle models whose shipment suspension order was lifted on the 30th of last month.
However, there is no prospect of a full-scale resumption of production, and there are concerns about the long-term impact on business partners and the local economy.