Rather than revealing fraud and intentional deception, the latest test scandal to strike Japan's automakers has instead shown the rules governing the process are not fit for purpose, leaving Japan Inc. to suffer an entirely self-inflicted PR disaster.Regulators said Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp., Suzuki Motor Corp. and Yamaha Motor Co. did not fully follow government standards in testing a total of 38 models for certification, of which six currently on the market initially became subject to a suspension of shipments.But about 70 percent of the affected models -- all…READ FULL ARTICLE
