AFP, Tokyo :
Mitsubishi Motors cheated on fuel-efficiency testing for almost every model it sold in Japan in the last 25 years, a report said Wednesday, fuelling questions about the size of a scandal that has plunged the automaker into crisis.
Citing unnamed company sources, Japan’s Asahi newspaper said dozens of models sold in Japan have been affected since 1991, including sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) such as the popular Pajero model.
The Asahi also said re-testing by the firm had found it overstated the fuel economy of some vehicles by more than 15 percent.
The company is reeling after it admitted last month that it had been using improper testing for years, and that unnamed employees manipulated data to make some of its cars seem more fuel-efficient than they were in reality.
Mitsubishi Motors cheated on fuel-efficiency testing for almost every model it sold in Japan in the last 25 years, a report said Wednesday, fuelling questions about the size of a scandal that has plunged the automaker into crisis.
Citing unnamed company sources, Japan’s Asahi newspaper said dozens of models sold in Japan have been affected since 1991, including sedans and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) such as the popular Pajero model.
The Asahi also said re-testing by the firm had found it overstated the fuel economy of some vehicles by more than 15 percent.
The company is reeling after it admitted last month that it had been using improper testing for years, and that unnamed employees manipulated data to make some of its cars seem more fuel-efficient than they were in reality.
