Toyota Industries, which was discovered to have fraudulently obtained national certification for engines for forklifts and automobiles, compiled measures to prevent recurrence, including increasing the number of personnel involved in certification work, and submitted them to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 22nd. Did.
On the 22nd, Toyota Industries President Koichi Ito visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and submitted measures to prevent recurrence to Hirohisa Tsuruta, Director-General of the Logistics and Motor Vehicles Bureau.
The plan
includes increasing the number of personnel in the Legal and Certification Supervision Department, which is involved in certification operations, by about 1.6 times by the year after next, and
establishing a "Fresh Start Committee" headed by the president to work on cultural and organizational reforms. Masu.
In addition,
it was also included that Toyota Motor Corporation will be responsible for the certification of automotive diesel engines. In addition, Toyota Industries stated, ``We take responsibility seriously as
a management
for violating laws and regulations over a long period of time without thoroughly understanding the certification system properly, and for not being able to rectify it.''
% for 6 months
▽12 management executives announced that they would return 20% of their monthly compensation for 3 months.
After submitting measures to prevent recurrence, President Ito told reporters, ``We were unable to comply with basic laws and regulations, which caused inconvenience to many customers. I want to restore the trust that exists."
Regarding reviewing the division of roles with Toyota, he said, ``We would like Toyota to handle all aspects related to legal interpretation and legal certification for automobile engines, and we would like to continue handling other production matters.'' said.