Not long ago almost everything came out of Japan were very good and performed as expected at reasonable price.
But lately there are some troubles with some Japanese companies.
Takata airbag company is at the top of the trouble list and now Mitsubishi is discovered cheating gas mileage for many models over many years.
Which Japanese company will be next ?
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More Mitsubishi models are found to have exaggerated fuel-economy ratings
Earlier this year, Mitsubishi admitted to cheating on fuel economy tests in Japan. Now, the Japanese government is ordering the carmaker to stop sales of additional models because of overstated fuel economy.
Japan’s transport ministry ordered Mitsubishi to stop selling eight models after an investigation showed that they returned lower fuel economy than advertised, reports Automotive News (subscription required). Investigators found that fuel economy on these models averaged 4.2 percent lower than what Mitsubishi told consumers, and as much as 8.8 percent lower in some cases.
The affected models include versions of the Pajero, Outlander, and RVR (sold as the Outlander Sport in the U.S.) SUVs. That’s in addition to the four models Mitsubishi admitted to overstating fuel economy on when news of the scandal broke back in April. That group included some cars manufactured by Mitsubishi for sale by Nissan, which purchased a controlling interest in the embattled carmaker in the wake of the scandal.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/mitsubishi-overstated-fuel-economy-on-other-models/
But lately there are some troubles with some Japanese companies.
Takata airbag company is at the top of the trouble list and now Mitsubishi is discovered cheating gas mileage for many models over many years.
Which Japanese company will be next ?
Quote:
More Mitsubishi models are found to have exaggerated fuel-economy ratings
Earlier this year, Mitsubishi admitted to cheating on fuel economy tests in Japan. Now, the Japanese government is ordering the carmaker to stop sales of additional models because of overstated fuel economy.
Japan’s transport ministry ordered Mitsubishi to stop selling eight models after an investigation showed that they returned lower fuel economy than advertised, reports Automotive News (subscription required). Investigators found that fuel economy on these models averaged 4.2 percent lower than what Mitsubishi told consumers, and as much as 8.8 percent lower in some cases.
The affected models include versions of the Pajero, Outlander, and RVR (sold as the Outlander Sport in the U.S.) SUVs. That’s in addition to the four models Mitsubishi admitted to overstating fuel economy on when news of the scandal broke back in April. That group included some cars manufactured by Mitsubishi for sale by Nissan, which purchased a controlling interest in the embattled carmaker in the wake of the scandal.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/mitsubishi-overstated-fuel-economy-on-other-models/
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