Mitsubishi, the president resigns for emissions scandal

The scandal over the falsification test for anti-smog emissions in Japan has led to the resignation of the president of Mitsubishi Motors. A statement from the Nissan announced that Tetsuro Aikawa will leave the company with effect from June 24, for "the problems caused to customers and shareholders." The scandal had prompted the earlier group to accept entry-saving in its capital of Nissan countryman, who will become the largest shareholder.

The deal with Nissan, already allied with Renault, will result in a new contender for the podium of the world's car manufacturers. At the time the union of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi in fact reaches a production level of 9.5 million vehicles, not far from the 10.15 million vehicles baked last year by Toyota, a global number, behind which stood the Volkswagen group, with 9.9 million vehicles, and General Motors with 9.8 million.

Moreover Suzuki Motor also remained involved in Dieselgate. The automaker Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, has admitted using a test methodology in fuel consumption of 16 models inappropriately marketed in Japan. After the first press rumors that led to lose the title in the Tokyo Stock Exchange up to 15%, the automaker has stated that it had used a methodology not in compliance with regulations set by the Japanese authorities in the endurance test air and rolling of the tires.

"It was not found any wrongdoing as manipulation of data on fuel consumption. They were, however, we found some discrepancies within the emission testing processes and methodologies in consumption between requests from the Ministry of Transport and the current method used by Suzuki", it said in a statement. "We apologize for not having used the methods of measurement designated," the CEO Osamu Suzuki said during a press conference,