Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) speak to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after meeting with transport minister Keiichi Ishii. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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