Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda bows in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on June 3. - Bloomberg
TOKYO: The unfurling testing scandal that has embroiled five Japanese automotive giants, including the world’s largest carmaker Toyota, is inexcusable from the lens of governance and compliance, but it also reflects outmoded certification practices dating to 1951, analysts said.
The controversy, involving the mishandling of tests to obtain the government’s certification, erupted on June 3.
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