Mitsubishi Motors Corp's top two executives are likely to resign over the Japanese automaker's manipulation of fuel economy data, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, in a scandal that has halved the company's market value in a week.
A Mitsubishi Motors dealership is shown in Poway, California July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp's top two executives are
likely to resign over the Japanese automaker's manipulation of fuel
economy data, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, in a scandal that
has halved the company's market value in a week.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Osamu Masuko has
already told some affiliated dealers and parts makers of his intention
to resign, the Yomiuri daily said. Separately, the Mainichi daily
reported President and Chief Operating Officer Tetsuro Aikawa has
decided to step down.
Japan's sixth-biggest automaker said on Tuesday it used fuel
economy testing methods that did not comply with Japanese regulations
for 25 years. It said it would set up an external committee to
investigate the matter and report the results in three months. It first
flagged the manipulation on four models last Wednesday.
Masuko and Aikawa are expected to resign after the committee reports the results, according to the newspapers.
A Mitsubishi Motors spokesman declined to comment.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Richard Pullin)
- Reuters
Post a Comment