AutomobilesToyota unit Hino has falsified engine data for nearly 20 years
Report attributes systemic fraud to unchanging vertical corporate culture
The number of vehicles Hino will have to recall in a deepening engine performance fraud is likely increase from the 47,000 predicted initially to 67,000. © Reuters
SHOICHIRO TAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japanese truck maker Hino Motors, a unit of Toyota Motor, said on Tuesday that it has been falsifying data related to engine emissions and fuel performance for a longer period of time and on more models than previously admitted, making it more difficult for the company to rebuild its management and restore credibility.