日野自動車の認証取り消しへ　データ改ざん「重大不正」―斉藤国交相

　斉藤鉄夫国土交通相は２２日の閣議後記者会見で、日野自動車が排ガスなどのデータを改ざんしていたとされる問題について、「環境性能を偽る重大な不正行為があったと判断した」と述べ、４種類のエンジンの生産に必要な認証を取り消す処分を行う方針を明らかにした。
　同社は４日、中大型トラックやバス用の３種類のエンジンに関するデータ改ざんを公表。国交省は７～１０日、同社への立ち入り調査を行い、別のエンジンも含めた計４種類についての不正を裏付ける証拠を得たという。（2022/03/22-11:12）

Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Tuesday that the ministry will revoke Hino Motors Ltd.'s certificates needed to mass-produce four types of engines following its tampering of emissions and fuel efficiency data.
   At a press conference, Saito said that the ministry "has judged that there were major malpractices (at Hino) that involved falsifying environmental performance."
   On March 4, Hino announced that it has found data falsifications on three engine models mounted on trucks and buses.
   The ministry carried out on-site inspections at Hino on March 7-10 and found evidence of data tampering involving a total of four engine models, Saito said.
   According to the road transport vehicle law, type certificates for mass production can be terminated if they were obtained through unlawful means.