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Toyota Hit With First Corrective Order for Skirting Safety Tests
- Seven more models not properly certified for mass production
- Includes cars in production, ones that were sold abroad
Koji Sato at the transport ministry in Tokyo, on July 31.
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Toyota Motor Corp. was dealt its first-ever corrective order by the Japanese government after an on-site investigation found that seven of its car models weren’t properly certified for mass production.
Four of the seven are currently in production, while six were also sold abroad. The transport ministry said it has contacted the relevant agencies in those countries to verify vehicle safety.