Daihatsu Motor Co.’s prioritization on quick development, which imposes tight schedules for certification tests, and ineffective management supervision contributed to a falsification testing scandal, according to an investigative panel.
The recent widespread shutdown at Toyota group’s assembly plants exposed a vulnerability in its hallmark “lean” production system, which minimizes inventory.
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Lawmakers reacted in bafflement when the news spread like wildfire on Feb. 10 through political and financial circles that economist Kazuo Ueda would be named the next Bank of Japan governor.