Mitsubishi Materials declara que falsificou dados nos produtos fornecidos

Na esteira dos problemas com a siderúrgica Kobe, inspeções irregulares da Nissan e Subaru, o setor industrial do Japão passa por um momento bastante complicado.

Mitsubishi Materials says units falsified product data for cars

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said its subsidiaries falsified data about products, including parts for cars and aircraft, for at least a year, the latest in a series of quality assurance scandals involving Japanese manufacturers.

The company said an investigation in the wake of a data-falsification scandal involving joint venture partner Kobe Steel found that Mitsubishi Cable Industries had inappropriately distorted data for rubber sealing products, used in cars and aircraft.

The data was manipulated to match specifications set by the company or its clients and took place in the two-and-a-half years since April 2015, the unit said on Thursday.

Another subsidiary, Mitsubishi Shindoh, had manipulated data for metal products, Mitsubishi Materials said. It said it found problems at Mitsubishi Shindoh going back to October 2016.