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Toyota submits rectification report on automobile certification violations and restructures the company's business operation system

2024-08-11

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IT Home reported on August 11 that in response to the certification violation, Toyota Motor submitted a report on measures to prevent the problem from happening again to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on August 9.


Toyota said that based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's recommendations, it realized that management involvement in the certification business was insufficient and that there were many areas that needed improvement in the foundation of the certification business.For example, data management systems establish clearer rules and procedures

Toyota will review the mechanisms and systems designed to implement appropriate certification operations, identify abnormalities, and take prompt action through the joint efforts of management and field personnel.

In the medium to long term, through the Toyota Production System (TPS), we will clarify the workflow from planning and development to certification, integrate Toyota's improvement into certification business, and cultivate common values ​​and improvement within the Toyota Group.Improvement progress will be reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism every quarter

IT Home attached part of the report outline:

Restructure the company's business operation system

  • Improve management's understanding of development and certification business and strengthen governance system

  • Improve management's understanding of certification rules and legal compliance awareness

  • Strengthen internal audit of development and certification operations

  • Ensure a system for reporting appropriate information to management

Improvement of operational management methods throughout the entire vehicle development and certification process

  • Integrated management from development to certification, clarifying the responsibilities of each task

  • Properly allocate and manage resources throughout vehicle development and certification operations

  • Establish progress management methods to ensure correct certification process

  • Establish internal rules for the proper use of development data in certification

Establish legal and certification-related business implementation systems to deal with non-compliance risks

  • Improve internal rules related to certification business

  • Strengthen the confirmation of test conditions, etc. in test instructions and application preparation

  • Establish a certification test monitoring and continuous improvement system

  • Raise compliance awareness at certified sites


According to previous reports by IT Home, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan announced on June 3 that five companies, including Toyota Motor, Mazda, Yamaha Motor, Honda Motor and Suzuki, had engaged in fraud in vehicle performance testing and other aspects, and relevant departments ordered the suspension of shipments of some models.

The number of models involved is as follows:

  • Toyota: 7 models (3 in production)

  • Mazda: 5 models (2 in production)

  • Yamaha Motors: 3 models (1 in production)

  • Honda: 22 models (all discontinued)

  • Suzuki: 1 model (discontinued)