Mitsubishi Has Been Rigging Emissions Tests Since 1991

In the latest development of the emissions scandal that's hit Mitsubishi, the manufacturer has admitted it's been rigging tests for 25 years
Mitsubishi Has Been Rigging Emissions Tests Since 1991

Last week’s revelations about Mitsubishi’s emissions test cheating activities already looked serious, with over 600,000 cars affected and $1.2 billion wiped off the company’s value as a result, but it turns out the scandal goes much deeper than that. Mitsubishi vice president Ryugo Nakao admitted today that the company’s “improper testing” - which gave more favourable results for its vehicles - has been going on for around 25 years.

At a press conference in Tokyo he said: “for the domestic market, we have been using that method since 1991…But we don’t know the number of models.” The news gave Mitsubishi’s share price another kicking, with a further 10 per cent drop bringing the total loss to 50 per cent.

Previously, it was thought that only four models - all sold for the Asian market - were affected: the Mitsubishi eK Wagon and eK Space, plus the Dayz and Dayz Roox, which are both manufactured for Nissan. It was actually Nissan which discovered and reported the emissions discrepancy.

It’s currently unclear what the repercussions might be for Mitsubishi, other than the painful drop in the company’s value.

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Anonymous

2Sexy is now 2hazardous

04/26/2016 - 11:37 |
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Abe Allen

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You sir, you are a legend.

04/26/2016 - 12:54 |
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Anonymous

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Legend

04/26/2016 - 13:06 |
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Alex Seaton

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It’s just t00 s3xy

04/28/2016 - 01:42 |
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Figureight

The last thing Mitsubishi needs is a drop in value. They’ve already messed themselves up with the utter tripe they’ve released in the last few years. Might sadly see them go to the wayside in the next few years then…

04/26/2016 - 12:12 |
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Absolutely.
Message to Mitsubishi:
Y U NO make ralliart Mirage???

04/26/2016 - 12:56 |
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Nitrogentank

So they killed the EVO before it was on sale.

04/26/2016 - 12:18 |
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Anonymous

So where is everyone with dumb emission jokes? Pretty much every post about VW is full of them.

04/26/2016 - 12:27 |
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WhiteDevil630

C H E A T B O X

04/26/2016 - 12:56 |
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Tino Jokinen

Who the hell cares?

04/26/2016 - 13:14 |
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Anonymous

And we thought that Japan would be cleaner than Europe

04/26/2016 - 13:23 |
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Anonymous

The media be like “the makers are cheating the tests” but nobody is saying “those regulations are too strict, hence why they have to cheat to pass them”.

04/26/2016 - 13:35 |
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Anonymous

I wonder who is next?

04/26/2016 - 13:40 |
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Anonymous

Does that mean that my Mitsubishi TV emits harmful gasses??😉

04/26/2016 - 13:46 |
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Kevin Hoonigan

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holy crap I have a Mitsubishi Big Screen TV.

04/26/2016 - 18:14 |
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