Mitsubishi Motors Corp used fuel economy testing methods which were not compliant with Japanese regulations since the 1990s, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday, helping send its share price sliding 9 percent.
A Mitsubishi Motors dealership is shown in Poway, California July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors Corp used fuel economy testing
methods which were not compliant with Japanese regulations since the
1990s, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday, helping send its share
price sliding 9 percent.
Citing unnamed sources, the business daily said the testing methods may have been used on dozens of models.
Mitsubishi said last week it overstated the fuel economy of
four domestic models, including two produced for Nissan Motor Co , and
that it used testing methods which were not compliant with domestic
regulations going back at least to 2002.
A Mitsubishi spokesman declined to comment on the report. The company plans to hold a briefing later in the day.(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
- Reuters
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