It never rains but it pours. Nissan, still reeling from the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn over financial misconduct allegations, may be up for another setback, having reportedly found further cases of improper testing being carried out during vehicle inspections, according to The Nikkei.
Sources told the publication that the latest bout of misconduct was uncovered during on-site checks by regulators at a major Nissan plant, with several employees admitting to the regulators that they had not been following protocol in checks related to brakes and other components on new cars.
The automaker is apparently considering a recall of the vehicles that are affected and is planning to make an announcement on the case later this month, the report added.
This will be the fourth time Nissan will be reporting such misconduct since the issue broke in September last year, leading it to recall over one million vehicles sold in Japan. Then, in July, the company admitted to improper emissions and fuel economy testing on 19 of its models – including the Note and the Juke – sold in Japan.
In the latter case, sample test environments during final vehicle inspections had been found to be not in line with Japanese domestic standards, and inspection reports were essentially fabricated. According to Nissan, out of approximately 2,200 sample tests performed at six plants, 1,200 units at five locations were found to have some form of falsification.
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Very familiar Proton Saga tethergate,
Nope. More similarities with Toyota steelgate scandal.
quickly ditch your partner when he/she in trouble. Abe no french kiss Macron.
dasar pandang ke timur
Habisla Nissan!
That strict code of Honour seems to be dwindling in the Japanese automotive industry. Is it because of pressure to continuing show profits (thus cutting corners) or perhaps the next generation isn’t as bothered as the older generation or perhaps the bad influence of Western mediocrity has set into Japanese work culture?
that’s why no one is into nissan at all..ugly design plus unreliable..this nissan is exactly like mr.peloton..unreliable unworthy child that should not be existed at all…
New Vios also kaput jugak. Not so reliable.
I guess the exploding nuke reactor is starting to show its effect to Jap community.
I think in big industries, this rules applies – You are not wrong if you dont get caught.
Will be fun to see what will come out if we allow situation where competitor will cross audit themselves….Proton audit Perodua, Merc audit BMW, Ferrari audit Porsche.
This is the price for integrity.
I bought a Nissan gtr. Supposed to have 600++ bhp. Tested at puspakom.. They say only 290bhp. Why I paid so much? Could have just bought wira convert. 280bhp also.
And the later blame Carlos Ghosn for instructing them to do so.
This is why racist pride will condemn people eventually.
Nissan is stable and making profits now, so they have no need for a gaijin to be their boss anymore. I am sure the Japanese had their pride hurt when they needed the help of Ghosn and Renault to avoid bankruptcy. Fun fact: Japan is one of the most racist country in the world. Google it before you get triggered, OK.
Basher will dispute that last sentence. He says his Jepunis lords always very kind to him when feeding hims scraps.
Just wondering since so many Japanese companies with scandals nowadays, is it really done by the Japanese or the foreigners they hired to run the business?
To sum up, jepunis cars are not to that good. Only pipu mentality say it is the best. So don’t waste money buying junks