Japan’s transport ministry raids Suzuki headquarters
04 Jun 2016
Japan's transport ministry raided small-car maker Suzuki's headquarters yesterday, which had admitted recently that it used improper fuel-testing methods for years, affecting millions of cars.
Officials raided the company's base in Hamamatsu city, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) southwest of Tokyo, for documents related to the under-fire emissions and fuel-economy testing.
"We are raiding Suzuki's headquarters to confirm the information that the company supplied" to the ministry, an official in charge of automotive safety told AFP.
Raids were also conducted on rival Mitsubishi Motors after it revealed in April that it had cheated on fuel-efficiency tests for decades (See: Mitsubishi admits to manipulating fuel consumption figures). Suzuki, which had been led by its 86-year-old chairman Osamu Suzuki - a direct descendant of the company's founding family - had admitted to employing a testing method not approved by Japanese regulators.
However, the company maintains that it had not meant to deceive users.
The company said in a statement it will "fully cooperate" with the transport ministry, but did not specify what kind of financial penalties it could face.
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