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Japan steel scandal grows as more carmakers hit

Major Japanese carmakers assessing safety of vehicles that have parts from Kobe Steel

Published Wed, Oct 11, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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TOP Japanese carmakers said on Wednesday they were scrambling to assess the safety of vehicles containing products from Kobe Steel, which has admitted falsifying quality data in a growing scandal.

Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi Motor, Subaru and Mazda joined aviation firms and defence contractors Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and IHI that have used the steelmaker's products.

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