Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing

By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese transport officials have raided a Toyota-affiliated plant to search for evidence after the company admitted cheating on engine testing. The Japanese automaker reported Tuesday that it kept its status as the world’s top automaker in 2023, selling 11.2 million vehicles. Hours after the probe began at Toyota Industries Corp.’s plant in Hekinan in central Japan, Toyota Chair Akio Toyoda vowed to steer the company out of scandal and ensure its group companies stick to “making good cars.” The testing scandal surfaced last year at 100% Toyota-owned Daihatsu, a maker of mini cars. No major accidents have been reported in connection with any of the cheating.