トヨタ会長らを株主提訴　ダイハツ不正で５５億円賠償請求―名古屋地裁

　２０２３年４月に発覚したダイハツ工業の認証試験不正問題を巡り、親会社のトヨタ自動車が巨額の損失を被ったのは、役員らがダイハツの監督を怠ったためなどとして、トヨタの株主２人が豊田章男会長ら５人に対し、５５億円を同社に賠償するよう求める株主代表訴訟を名古屋地裁に起こしていたことが２９日、分かった。提訴は１０月２日付。
　訴えられたのは、豊田会長の他、佐藤恒治社長と元副社長３人。
　訴状によると、トヨタは１６年にダイハツを完全子会社化。豊田会長らはリスクに対応する内部統制システムを構築せず、不正に関する調査報告書の公表以降も、親会社としてダイハツ取締役らへの責任追及を放置しているなどと訴えている。（2024/11/29-20:12）

Two Toyota Motor Corp. shareholders have filed a damages lawsuit against company executives including Chairman Akio Toyoda over major losses stemming from a vehicle certification test fraud scandal at unit Daihatsu Motor Co.
   The two filed a derivative suit with Nagoya District Court on Oct. 2, demanding 5.5 billion yen in damages. They allege that the executives--Toyoda, President Koji Sato and three former executive vice presidents--were negligent in supervising Daihatsu over the fraud, which came to light in April 2023.
   According to their petition, Toyoda and others failed to establish an internal control system to address risks after Toyota made Daihatsu a wholly owned subsidiary in 2016, and the parent did not hold Daihatsu directors to account even after an investigation report on the fraud was published.
   "Our company takes the certification test fraud issue seriously," a Toyota official said, adding that the automaker has published a group vision and that management is promoting corporate culture reform.
   After expressing regret over the suit, the official said Toyota will review its content and ensure that the company's efforts are accurately understood in court.