On the 16th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held a "hearing" to listen to the company's side before taking administrative action on Hino Motors' data fraud problem for about 20 years, and Hino Motors indicated its intention to accept the action.
Regarding Hino Motors' data fraud, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided to additionally cancel the certification of four engine models that were newly confirmed to have insufficient performance based on the results of the on-site inspection that had been conducted since last month. I'm here.
On the 16th, a "hearing" was held to listen to the company's side before the punishment, and Hino Motors President Satoshi Ogiso attended and said, "I deeply apologize for causing a great deal of trouble. We will work to prevent recurrence so that such an incident will not occur again," he said, indicating his intention to accept the punishment.
In addition, Isuzu Motors, which has a bus equipped with the engine that is subject to cancellation, also said, "I have no opinion."
Based on the contents of the hearing, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to formally dispose of it next week.
In this fraud, last week, the government issued a corrective order to the company asking for drastic reform of the organizational culture, etc., and is requesting that recurrence prevention measures be reported within one month.
Hino Motors President Ogiso "Working to prevent recurrence"
Hino Motors President Satoshi Ogiso, who attended the hearing, told reporters, "I apologize again for the inconvenience caused by the fraudulent issue. We will always prioritize 'quality' and 'compliance' over schedule and quantity, and work to prevent recurrence."