Mitsubishi Motors Admits to Manipulating Fuel Economy Test Data

By
Jie Ma
and
Yuki Hagiwara
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it manipulated mileage test data for its minicars sold in Japan, resulting in 620,000 vehicles produced in the past three years getting labeled more fuel efficient than they actually are.

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