Toyota suspends production and deliveries of three models due to violations in safety tests
Toyota Motor has announced it will suspend production and deliveries of three of its models made in Japan due to some irregularities found during safety tests. obtain state certificates. The affected models are Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross. This measure will not affect sales in Spain, as these are only models from the Japanese market. In particular, all Yaris Cross intended for Europe are produced at the company’s plant in France.
Japan’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released a report showing some irregularities in safety tests of several Japanese car brands, including: in addition to Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. It is for this reason that Toyota decided to suspend production. and supply of specified models.
Of three models Only the Toyota Yaris Cross is sold in Spain, but this will not affect our model, since the Yaris Cross intended for the European market is produced in France. and they are not steeped in the irregularities found in Japan.
Other brands besides Toyota were also affected.
The ministry’s report also points to irregularities at other major Japanese auto brands that have yet to announce action in this regard. When Mazda has been caught falsifying engine management software results on two production models. Yamaha under investigation for noise test violations in the current model.
And the case remains Honda, where safety tests on 22 older models were found to be deficient. Finally, Suzuki was investigating falsification of documents related to brake testing on a model that is not currently in production.
The ministry ordered Toyota, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend supply of their vehicles to overseas markets and confirmed it would conduct an inspection at Toyota’s headquarters next Tuesday.
These discoveries had the almost immediate impact on Toyota’s share price, which fell 1.8 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday., costing 3,341 yen (approximately 20 euros per title). Despite this setback, Toyota has managed to increase its market capitalization by more than 26 percent since the start of 2024.
The suspension of production and supply of the Japanese brand, as well as investigations into other major Japanese automobile brands, highlight the commitment to road safety and the integrity of certification processes demonstrated by the Japanese Ministry.