TheministryaskedautomakersinlateJanuarytoinvestigatevehiclecertificationapplicationsfollowing a safetytestscandalatToyota's Daihatsucarunitthatemergedlastyear.
ToyotaChairmanAkioToyodasaid, AsthepersonresponsiblefortheToyotaGroup, I wouldliketosincerelyapologizetoourcustomers, carenthusiastsandallstakeholdersfortheproblemsthathaveoccurredwithinthegroup.