Toyota, Mazda halt production of 5 models over certification test fraud

STORY: Toyota, Mazda halt production of 5 models over certification test fraud SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cars in the street 2. various of Toyota Motor's headquarters STORYLINE: Japanese auto giants Toyota and Mazda suspended production of five car models on Thursday due to fraudulent practices discovered in national certification tests, in the wake of a cheating scandal among five major Japanese automakers. Following the order of Japanese transport ministry to halt shipments of affected models, Toyota Motor Corporation halted production of three models, including Yaris Cross, at its factories in the prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, with the suspension expected to last until June 28. Meanwhile, Mazda Motors Corporation, ceased its production of two models, including MAZDA2 at its factories in the prefectures of Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. The suspension came after the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, T

CORRECTED: Mazda Motor's improper vehicle testing

CORRECTED: Mazda Motor's improper vehicle testing

Mazda Motor Corp. President Masahiro Moro holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024, after the company improperly obtained vehicle certifications for five car models by conducting safety tests in ways not specified by the government.

CORRECTED: Mazda Motor's improper vehicle testing

CORRECTED: Mazda Motor's improper vehicle testing

Mazda Motor Corp. President Masahiro Moro bows in apology after the company improperly obtained vehicle certifications for five car models by conducting safety tests in ways not specified by the government during a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024.

Paris Metro Line 11 Extension To Open Soon

Paris Metro Line 11 Extension To Open Soon

New five-car MP14 rubber-tyred trainsets on Paris Metro Line 11 extension in Rosny Sous Bois near Paris, France on January 11, 2023. Currently running from the city centre hub at Chatelet to Mairie des Lilas on the eastern side of the capital, Line 11 is in the process of being extended to Rosny-Bois-Perrier, providing interchange with RER Line E and the Grand Paris Express orbital network expected to open in spring 2024. Photo by Christophe Geyres/ABACAPRESS.COM

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Part of the wreckage of a dump truck is seen in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010, after it collided with the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line at a crossing. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries.

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Passengers walk out of the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line after it collided with a dump truck stranded at a crossing in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries.

Maglev train hits new world record for speed

Maglev train hits new world record for speed

A magnetically levitated train hits a record speed of 552 kilometers per hour April 14, making it the fastest rail-based vehicle in history. The test run of a manned, five-car train made a record for any kind of vehicle that runs on rails, manned or unmanned, said officials who operate the experimental track in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.

Hitachi's high-speed train arrives in Britain for test runs

Hitachi's high-speed train arrives in Britain for test runs

A Hitachi Ltd. high-speed train for Britain's Intercity Express Program is unloaded at the port of Southampton in southern England on March 12, 2015. The five-car train, manufactured at Hitachi's Kasado plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, will begin trial runs from April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Passengers walk out of the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line after it collided with a dump truck stranded at a crossing in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries. (Kyodo)

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Part of the wreckage of a dump truck is seen in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010, after it collided with the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line at a crossing. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries. (Kyodo)

5-car pileup in eastern Japan

5-car pileup in eastern Japan

Photo taken June 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site where a five-car pileup occurred earlier in the day in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. A trailer truck crashed into a bus at an intersection, leading 17 people, including 15 elementary school pupils, to be taken to hospital. No one sustained serious injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

5-car pileup in eastern Japan

5-car pileup in eastern Japan

Photo taken June 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site where a five-car pileup occurred earlier in the day in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan. A trailer truck crashed into a bus at an intersection, leading 17 people, including 15 elementary school pupils, to be taken to hospital. No one sustained serious injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo