Toyota's Daihatsu Halts All Vehicle Shipments Amid Rigged Safety Tests Scandal

Toyota also recalls nearly 1 million vehicles in the US as shares fall 4% on Japan's Nikkei 225 index.

Toyota's subsidiary Daihatsu has suspended all vehicle shipments following a safety scandal involving rigged safety tests dating back to 1989.
The scandal has affected 64 models, including 22 sold under the Toyota brand, and involves 174 new cases of irregularities in safety test and other procedures in 25 test categories.
Daihatsu supplies cars and parts to several major brands, including Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru, and this could cause the scandal to ripple through the rest of Japan's automotive industry.
Toyota also announced a recall of nearly 1 million 2020-2022 Toyota and Lexus models in the United States over defects with the front passenger-side airbag system.
Shares of Toyota fell 4% on Japan's Nikkei 225 index and had declined 0.067% on the New York Stock Exchange as of 9 a.m. EST Thursday, following these developments.