Japan steel scandal grows as more carmakers hit
Major Japanese carmakers assessing safety of vehicles that have parts from Kobe Steel
Tokyo
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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