Toyota Industries discovered data fraud during tests on the exhaust gas performance of engines for forklifts and construction machinery. Special investigation committee points out “trust structure” as the root cause of fraud.
Report points out that the company's engine division has been developing automobile engines for many years under the management and supervision of Toyota Motor Corporation. The report points out the engine division had often set development schedules that seemed unreasonable, such as cases in which the start date of mass production was moved forward by one year.