Japanese suppliers have insisted on cheating for more than 20 years

[Aika Auto Industry News Original]

On December 22, Hitachi Astimo, an auto parts subsidiary of the Hitachi Group in Japan, admitted to cheating in quality inspections of brake and suspension systems, and that the delivery of unqualified products involved several manufacturers, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mazda.

On the left is the vice president of Hitachi Antamo Quality Management Headquarters, and on the right is the president and CEO of Hitachi Antamo

Since 2000, Hitachi Astimo has delivered approximately 57,000 cheating brake parts and about 10 million non-compliant suspension system parts to 16 auto and motorcycle manufacturers. Among them, the violation related to brake performance is "falsification of data in brake tests". But Hitachi Astimo claims that these substandard products do not currently raise safety issues.

Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Honda, Suzuki, Mazda, Subaru, Daihatsu Industries and other auto companies said they would independently investigate safety, Kyodo News Agency reported. It is reported that Toyota Motor and Mazda have completed their investigations and believe that there is no need for a recall.

Hitachi Astimo is a joint venture between the Hitachi Group and Honda Motor to integrate four suppliers. The company has set up production research and development and sales bases in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and other cities in China.

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