Nissan pays fine for continued uncertified checks in violation of govt improvement order

Source: Xinhua| 2018-06-01 17:00:50|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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TOKYO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Nissan Motor Co. on Friday said it paid a fine totaling 32.1 million yen (295,000 U.S. dollars) to prosecutors here for ignoring government instructions for the automaker to stop using uncertified inspection staff to carry out vehicle checks.

The transport ministry had issued the Yokohama-based automaker with a business improvement order stipulating that Nissan stop using staff who were not certified to carry out final inspections of new vehicles.

The order was issued in September last year by the transport ministry, yet Nissan continued to use uncertified staff for three weeks to carry out final vehicle checks at one of its plants north of Tokyo.

Nissans violation of the governments improvement order affected a total of 107 vehicles headed for the domestic market.

The fines were paid by Nissan on Friday at the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office.

Last year saw a slew of scandals related to Japanese manufacturers, including Nissan.

They comprised a protracted data-fabrication scandal by Kobe Steel Ltd. and improprieties at Mitsubishi Materials Corp.s subsidiaries.

The latter was found to have falsified quality data for products used in multiple industries, including in equipment used by Japans Self-Defense Forces (SDF).

Such scandals, including the uncertified safety checks that have been found to have been routinely carried out by automakers Nissan Motor Co. and Subaru Corp., leading to extensive recalls, have compounded growing concerns about quality control in Japan's manufacturing sector.    

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