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Home / News / Business News / Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ
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    Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ

    Ramya Patelkhana
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    Last updated on Jun 03, 2016, 09:39 pm
    Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ
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  • Authorities in Japan have reportedly raided Suzuki Motors' headquarters as a part of their ongoing investigation into the company's use of improper fuel economy tests.

    Authorities were looking for documents that would support the fact that Suzuki didn't mean to deceive its customers.

    In May 2016, Suzuki had stated that it found discrepancies in fuel emission tests but added that it wasn't cheating.

  • In this article
    About Suzuki Motors Corporation Subsidiaries of Suzuki Motors Suzuki apologizes for improper fuel tests Management didn't have firm grip on R&D proceedings Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ Fuel emission issue didn't apply outside of Japan Fourth largest car company in Japan Other car companies raided
  • Introduction

    About Suzuki Motors Corporation

    About Suzuki Motors Corporation
  • The Japan based Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 by Michio Suzuki.

    Suzuki's headquarters are in Minami-Ku, Hamamatsu, Japan; it manufactures four-wheel drive vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, outboard marine engines, internal combustion engine varieties, and wheelchairs.

    In 2011, Suzuki became the tenth biggest automaker by worldwide production; it has 35 production facilities in 23 nations and distributors in 192 countries.

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    Subsidiaries of Suzuki Motors

  • Subsidiaries of Suzuki Motor Corporation: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (Formerly knows as Maruti Udyog Limited), American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Pakistani Suzuki Motor Company Limited, Suzuki Canada Inc., and Suzuki GB PLC.

  • May 2016

    Suzuki apologizes for improper fuel tests

    Suzuki apologizes for improper fuel tests
  • Suzuki had admitted that it had used improper methods to tests its vehicles.

    According to Suzuki, it had used improper mileage tests since 2010 on at least 16 models, which were being sold in Japan.

    The company apologized for not using a method approved by Japanese regulators on at least 2.1 million vehicles.

    It added that mileage data revision wasn't necessary for those vehicles.

  • Quote

    Management didn't have firm grip on R&D proceedings

  • Suzuki CEO-Osamu Masuko said, "Top management did not have a firm grasp on the proceedings at the R&D department." He added that there were many chances for Suzuki to stop its workers, but it didn't.

  • 3 Jun 2016

    Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ

    Japanese authorities conduct raids on Suzuki HQ
    Credits:
  • Authorities in Japan have reportedly raided Suzuki Motors' headquarters as a part of their ongoing investigation into the company's use of improper fuel economy tests.

    Authorities were looking for documents that would support the fact that Suzuki didn't mean to deceive its customers.

    In May 2016, Suzuki had stated that it found discrepancies in fuel emission tests but added that it wasn't cheating.

  • Suziki's Statement

    Fuel emission issue didn't apply outside of Japan

    Fuel emission issue didn't apply outside of Japan
  • Suzuki stated that the fuel emission issue didn't apply to its products that were sold outside of Japan.

    Earlier this week, Suzuki released a statement to clarify why it had failed to use methods to test fuel emission that complied with Japanese regulations.

    It stated reasons for failure on its part to invest in required infrastructure and also because of a lack of manpower.

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    Fourth largest car company in Japan

  • In Japan, Suzuki Motor Corporation is reportedly the fourth largest car maker succeeding Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. After the news of Suzuki's raid had broken out, the company's shares fell by almost 1% on Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  • Other Companies

    Other car companies raided

    Other car companies raided
  • Suzuki wasn't the first car company to be raided by the Transport Ministry of Japan.

    Mitsubishi Motors' offices were raided, it had admitted to falsifying its fuel economy data; later Mitsubishi President had stepped down.

    In 2015, Volkswagen had admitted to cheating on its emission tests in the US; it had used cheating software that could alter emission levels for better results.

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