TOKYO: Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal – the latest to hit the beleaguered Japanese car industry. The recall concerns nine models, including a sports car that Subaru manufactures for Toyota, but vehicles sold overseas were not affected, a spokesman told AFP. Subaru admitted last month that uncertified staff had conducted vehicle inspections at two factories northwest of Tokyo. It said at the time it would likely have to recall 250,000 cars at a cost of some ¥5.0 billion yen (US$44 million). Last month, Nissan recalled some 1.2 million cars in Japan that had failed to meet domestic rules on final vehicle inspections.

Source: New Strait Times November 16, 2017 07:18 UTC