Daihatsu Motor Co. says its President Soichiro Okudaira will step down over a safety testing scandal as the Toyota Motor Corp. small car manufacturing unit aims to bolster its governance while restructuring under a new management team.
Toyota Motor Co. halted shipments of six car models in some South-East Asian countries as its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. faces a widening safety scandal, the Yomiuri reported without citing sources.