ダイハツ、行政処分検討　認証不正で本社に立ち入り―国交省

　ダイハツ工業の認証試験不正問題で、国土交通省は２１日、不正なデータで国の認証を取得していたとして、道路運送車両法に基づき、大阪府池田市の同社本社を立ち入り検査した。同省は不正行為の実態解明を進めた上で、量産に必要な「型式指定」の取り消しなどの行政処分を検討する。
　立ち入り検査は午前９時ごろに開始。同省は試験データに関する資料の確認や幹部らへの聞き取りなどを行い、２２日以降も立ち入り検査を実施して不正の全容解明を急ぐ。
　同社の広報担当者は立ち入り検査を受け、「お客さまの信頼を裏切ることとなり改めて深くおわび申し上げる」と陳謝した。（2023/12/21-19:28）

Japan's transport ministry on Thursday conducted an on-site inspection of Daihatsu Motor Co.'s head office in western Japan over the automaker's test misconduct scandal.
   Based on the road trucking vehicle law, the ministry conducted the inspection of the head office in the city of Ikeda in Osaka Prefecture over allegations that the automaker obtained state certification by using fraudulent data.
   On Wednesday, Daihatsu reported to the ministry the results of a probe conducted by an independent committee on the scandal. The committee had been investigating the matter since the scandal emerged in April and May this year.
   According to the investigation report, 174 cases of misconduct in 25 categories under tests related to safety and other vehicle-related matters dating back as far as 1989 were confirmed.
   The scandal affected 64 vehicle models and three engines, including discontinued models and models sold under the brands of Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp.