Toyota vows reform after affiliate caught in safety scandal

Meanwhile, Toyota’s truck-making subsidiary, Hino Motors, admitted to falsifying emissions data for last year.

The former Toyota sign at Cork Opera House dominated the Cork skyline for years.

Toyota Motor pledged “fundamental reform” after subsidiary Daihatsu Motor was forced to suspend all shipments — and now faces a government raid of its offices — following an investigation that found most of its vehicles weren’t properly tested for collision safety.

The situation presents a crisis of trust not only for the world’s largest carmaker, which suffered a another scandal last year with its other major unit Hino Motors, but also for the country’s automotive industry.