Toyota plant raided as part of probe into cheating over engine tests

Japanese transport officials walk towards the Toyota factory in Hekinan, central Japan (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese transport officials raided the plant of a Toyota group company on Tuesday to investigate cheating on engine testing, as the company reported it kept its status as the world’s top automaker in 2023, selling 11.2 million vehicles.

Hours after the probe began at Toyota Industries’ plant in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda vowed to steer the company out of scandal and ensure the Japanese automaker sticks to “making good cars”.