Mitsubishi Has Been Falsifying Fuel Economy
Numbers for 25 Years:
"For more than a quarter century, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has been
falsifying its fuel economy numbers, the company’s president
acknowledged on Tuesday. Just how many vehicles have been affected
by that subterfuge, and whether any were sold in the U.S., may not be
known until the automaker completes an internal investigation.
For the moment, the focus is on about 468,000 Mitsubishi-made
vehicles sold in Japan through both the automaker’s own showrooms
and those of its partner, Nissan. It was the latter that called attention
to the problem earlier this month, when Nissan said it discovered
inconsistent fuel economy test data.
This is the latest in a series of scandals plaguing the troubled
Mitsubishi. The company was previously caught covering up safety
defects that were blamed for at least one death. And the mishandling
of its finances nearly led to its bankruptcy during the recession, until a
consortium of Japanese banks stepped in to bail the automaker out."
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http://www.thedrive.com/news/3190/br...s-for-25-years