“Dieselgate”, Mitsubishi admits manipulations in tests – The Republic

TOKYO – Mitsubishi has just officially admitted: “We have done tests on improperly on fuel consumption emissions to present better rates than those currently produced.”

a heavy manipulation and qualification tests of anti-smog emissions and fuel consumption of more than 600 thousand cars that costs quickly dear to the Japanese giant: the news of the “Dieselgate to the Japanese” (now a brand , although in this case diesel cars have nothing to do) has already led to a drop of 15% today the group title in Tokyo 1.2 billion capitalization evaporated in a few hours.

to make sense and clear up the misunderstanding was immediately convened a press conference in Tokyo: “i want to express my deepest apologies to all our customers and other stakeholders,” said the number one Mitsubishi, Tetsuro Aikawa to the Ministry of Transport. “We decided – added Aikawa – to stop the production and sale of the involved models.”

This is in particular of four mini-car models (Japan diffusissine “, whose values ​​would be” rigged “during testing to improve the fuel consumption performance, in defiance of the law of Japan. a note states that these are the Mitsubishi eK Wagon models and eK Space (157 thousand units), and Dayz and Dayz Roox (468mila units ), which were produced by Nissan but supplied to Nissan by June 2013.

Now the admission was made, but the situation worsened and the Volkswagen case shows that those who admit the faults and tries to recover the damage done is inevitably crucified. Those who continue to lie and deny the evidence gets away. For Mitsubishi the scenario is bleak …

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