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Suzuki to Report Possible Fuel Economy Reporting Error
Suzuki Motor Corp. may have used the wrong method to calculate fuel economy of 2.1 million minicars it sold in Japan, The Nikkei reports.
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Suzuki Motor Corp. may have used the wrong method to calculate fuel economy of 2.1 million minicars it sold in Japan, The Nikkei reports.
The newspaper says Chairman Osamu Suzuki is expected to personally report the possible infraction today to Japan’s land ministry. The error was discovered when the company launched an internal review of its test methods.
Suzuki’s probe was sparked by the admission last month by Mitsubishi Motors Corp. that it had been using the wrong test method for some of its minicars for 25 years to hike their fuel efficiency ratings. MMC acknowledge it deliberately manipulated the results in its favor. The revelation prompted the land ministry to ask all Japanese domestic carmakers to review their test methods.
Suzuki says it committed an error but did not intentionally rig results for the sake of bolstering fuel economy ratings for its minicars, according to The Nikkei.
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