The departures are among the most drastic changes Daihatsu has made so far after revealing last year it had rigged side-collision safety tests for 88,000 small cars
The auto firm has been beset by test certification issues and this week it was forced to urge the recall of 50,000 older US models over faulty air bag fears
The Japanese automaker says it is confident chip shortages won’t hamper it manufacturing what will be a record number of vehicles this year
The Japanese auto giant is looking to increase the pace as it plays catch-up with its rivals in the shift from fossil-fuelled engines to electric
A safety scandal at its small-car unit Daihatsu that goes back decades and a 1.12-million vehicle recall over an air bag fault sparked a stock dive for the Japanese auto giant
The factory in the southern state of Karnataka will be the world's largest automaker's first capacity expansion in more than a decade
The auto firm’s joint venture with China's state-owned FAW Group is to reduce production by another three months
The Japanese auto giant has lagged behind rivals in the electric vehicle race but is now accelerating its efforts to catch up
Sources said the catastrophic malfunction happened after an update of the automaker's parts ordering system
The Japanese auto giant is to continue development of "smart cockpits”, long-range batteries, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid engines
The Japanese auto giant sold just over 3,900 fuel cell vehicles in 2022, less than half of 1% of its global sales of around 9.5 million vehicles
The Korean automaker has raised its EV sales target to 2 million by 2030, will develop next-gen batteries and sell two China plants