Mitsubishi Electric fakes inspection data on train A/C equipment

Improper checks stretch back for more than 30 years at leading Japanese supplier

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The problems at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagasaki works included reporting false inspection data to customers for equipment that was never checked. © Reuters

YUTA FUKUSHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Electric falsified inspection data for some of its train air-conditioning equipment, the Japanese market leader revealed Tuesday, in cheating suspected of going back to the 1980s.

The improper inspections were uncovered by an internal investigation, and a probe is ongoing, the company said in a statement.

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