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The emblem of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor is seen on the company's latest compact car in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Suzuki Motor admitted it found "discrepancies" in its fuel-economy and emissions testing, but denied that it manipulated data to make cars seem more efficient than they were.

Suzuki says improper mileage tests used on 2.1 million cars

June 10, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.

Suzuki Motor Corp. said it used fuel-economy testing methods that weren't compliant with Japan regulations on about 2.1 million vehicles sold locally. The automaker said it won't need to revise...

On Feb. 2, 2016, an outside panel hired by embattled air bag maker Takata Corp. said the company lacks processes to improve product quality including air bag inflators that have been blamed for at least 11 deaths and 139 injuries.

Takata says it could cost $24 billion to recall faulty airbags

June 11, 2018 at 12:44 a.m.

Takata Corp., the supplier behind the auto industry's biggest recall ever, estimated that a comprehensive callback of its airbag inflators would total about $24 billion, according to a person familiar...

Honda CEO Takanobu Ito wears short sleeves at a company meeting in June. Japanese executives are dressing casually as part of JapanÃ‚Â¿s campaign to cut air-conditioning use.

Executives work up a sweat as Japan pushes energy efficiency

November 3, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

— The 90-degree Fahrenheit heat outside Honda Motor's office prompts health warnings from the national weather agency. In an executive meeting room, it's only 4 degrees cooler as CEO Takanobu...

Executives work up a sweat as Japan pushes energy efficiency

December 25, 2018 at 1:49 p.m.

— The 90-degree Fahrenheit heat outside Honda Motor's office prompts health warnings from the national weather agency. In an executive meeting room, it's only 4 degrees cooler as CEO Takanobu...

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