Toyota tạm dừng xuất xưởng 10 mẫu xe trên toàn cầu sau khi một chi nhánh xử lý sai bài kiểm tra động cơ

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Toyota Motor said it had halted (tạm dừng) the global shipments (xuất xưởng) of 10 vehicles after it discovered that an affiliate (chi nhánh) had mishandled (xử lý sai) the testing of diesel engines used in the automobiles, the latest embarrassing problem to hit the world’s biggest automaker (nhà sản xuất ô tô) in recent (gần đây) months.

The Toyota affiliate used software to measure horsepower (mã lực) output that made “values appear smoother with less variation (biến động),” Toyota, the parent company, said in a statement on Monday. The vehicles “meet engine output standards (đạt tiêu chuẩn đầu ra của động cơ),” and there is no need to stop using the engines or vehicles, the company said.

Still, Toyota decided to stop shipping the 10 models that use three diesel engines at issue. Among the models that will temporarily be shut down are the popular Hilux pickup truck and the Land Cruiser 300 sport utility (đa dụng) vehicle. Toyota did not say how many vehicles were affected.

Japan’s transportation ministry (bộ giao thông vận tải) said in a statement that it had ordered Toyota Industries to address (giải quyết) its mismanagement (quản lý yếu kém) of the engine testing, adding that it would conduct inspections (tiến hành kiểm tra) and issue penalties (đưa ra các hình phạt).

source: nytimes,