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Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years

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Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business

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Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business

edition.cnn.com /2023/12/27/business/daihatsu-japan-production-halt-safety-tests-intl-hnk/index.html

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I wonder if this affects North American models. The IIHS has the Toyota Prius listed as Top Safety Pick+, and I wonder if those test results were tampered with.
https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/toyota/prius-4-door-hatchback/2023
- We're talking about vehicles that aren't sold in North America and safety tests that they were self reporting. North American testing is independent from the manufacturers.
- Almost certainly.
  
  No Daihatsu model is or was sold in North America under Toyota branding or otherwise. All models sold in North America with a Daihatsu equivalent were manufactured by Toyota with a Daihatsu branding.
  They're talking about models sold in some Asian markets.
Daihatsu... you had one job

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