Toyota Unit Violated Subcontractor Protection Law: Regulator
- Penalties will be decided after hearings with involved parties
- Latest in regulatory woes plaguing Japan’s automobile industry
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A Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary was found to have violated Japan’s law protecting subcontractors, amid a government push to promote better treatment of small companies that wield little bargaining power over their bigger clients.
Yokohama-based Toyota Customizing & Development Co. (TCD) broke the law by having dozens of suppliers store metal die casts and other items without paying any storage fees, the Japan Fair Trade Commission announced in a statement Friday.