Toyota Apologizes for Cheating on Vehicle Testing and Halts Production of 3 Models

Toyota Apologizes for Cheating on Vehicle Testing and Halts Production of 3 Models
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024. Kazushi Kurihara/Kyodo News via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:
0:00

TOKYO—Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them.

The wide-ranging fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests, and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Engine power tests were also found to have been falsified.