Well this has to suck for Mitsubishi. That fuel economy scandal that popped up is getting worse for the company. On top of the US poking around for more info, it now turns out that they’ve been lying about fuel economy for a very long time according to the CBC:
Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker that acknowledged last week that it had intentionally lied about fuel economy data for some of its models, said an internal investigation found such tampering dated back to 1991.
President Tetsuro Aikawa told reporters Tuesday the probe was ongoing, suggesting that more irregularities might be found.
“We don’t know the whole picture and we are in the process of trying to determine that,” he said at a news conference at the transport ministry. “I feel a great responsibility.”
Well, that would approach the scale of dieselgate. Which isn’t good for a company that is fighting to be a player in North America. I am keeping an eye on this story as it is sure to evolve with new revelations that will sure merit updates to you.
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Mitsubishi To Planet: We’ve Lied About Fuel Economy For 25 Years
Well this has to suck for Mitsubishi. That fuel economy scandal that popped up is getting worse for the company. On top of the US poking around for more info, it now turns out that they’ve been lying about fuel economy for a very long time according to the CBC:
Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker that acknowledged last week that it had intentionally lied about fuel economy data for some of its models, said an internal investigation found such tampering dated back to 1991.
President Tetsuro Aikawa told reporters Tuesday the probe was ongoing, suggesting that more irregularities might be found.
“We don’t know the whole picture and we are in the process of trying to determine that,” he said at a news conference at the transport ministry. “I feel a great responsibility.”
Well, that would approach the scale of dieselgate. Which isn’t good for a company that is fighting to be a player in North America. I am keeping an eye on this story as it is sure to evolve with new revelations that will sure merit updates to you.
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