After Mitsubishi Motors admitted that the fuel efficiency data was fraudulent, another Japanese auto company fell into a similar crisis of confidence. Suzuki Motor Co. said on the 18th that it has been illegally testing fuel efficiency for five years. Chairman Suzuki Suzuki apologized to the public in Tokyo.
According to Japanese media reports, Suzuki repaired to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 18th local time, and reported on the violations of Suzuki's fuel efficiency test. According to a statement issued by Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd., since 2010, Suzuki has made a claim that it has not obtained the “driving resistance value” data required for calculating fuel efficiency according to the “inertia driving method” prescribed by the Japanese government, but uses various indoor device violations. get data. At present, it has been confirmed that 16 types of models sold in Japan, such as Alto, have not been tested for fuel efficiency in accordance with the method prescribed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the total number of vehicles involved has exceeded 2.1 million.
Despite admitting that the test method violated regulations, Suzuki Motor denied the existence of falsified data and other forged fuel efficiency. Suzuki said that it is not necessary to modify the fuel efficiency data of related mini-cars and small cars such as "Alto", and will continue to sell these 16 cars, and no problems are found in models sold abroad.
Suzuki said at a press conference on the 18th that he "apologized" for the company's failure to adopt the prescribed testing methods. Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao pointed out that Suzuki repair explained the company’s simplified test procedures. “All tests are carried out indoors. This is because the data generated are fluctuating due to the impact of the wind outside the house, and our research and development The time is short and the test outside the house is extremely time consuming.” Suzuki also said that the individual has not resigned.
After Mitsubishi’s fuel efficiency data fraud scandal, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism asked Japanese automakers to conduct self-examination and report violations by the 18th. During the self-examination process, Suzuki found that the measurement method may violate the regulations, so it was reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. At present, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been involved in the investigation and asked Suzuki to report the details before the end of the month.
Affected by this incident, Suzuki's share price fell sharply by 9.4% on the 18th. However, on the 19th, it rebounded 3.5% to 2705.5 yen per share. Suzuki Motor is the second largest manufacturer of mini-cars in Japan and one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world.
According to another report, Mitsubishi Motors Association President Masako and President Aikawa, who were deeply involved in the data fraud scandal, held a press conference on the afternoon of the 18th, announcing that Aikawa and Vice President Nakao will resign on June 24.

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