Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business::Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years.
When Daihatsu was affected by the Takata Airbag recall, Toyota Australia looked at how much the recall would cost in labour and materials and decided to just provided a full refund to Daihatsu owners for the LIST price of the car when new. The affected vehicles were all scrapped.
Most former Daihatsu owners replaced them with Toyotas, so it was a cost-effective solution.