Kobe Steel Indicted for Decades of Falsified Quality Data
Kobe Steel Ltd. has been indicted in Tokyo on charges of falsifying quality reports on its metal products for decades.
Prosecutors Expected to Indict Kobe Steel in Doctored Data Scandal
Police in Japan have turned over to prosecutors evidence about fabricated quality reports at Kobe Steel Ltd.
U.S. Consumers Sue Kobe, Toyota for Below-Grade Steel
A U.S. lawsuit claims Kobe Steel Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp. committed fraud by concealing the use of substandard steel in Toyota vehicles.
Toray Admits Falsifying Quality Data on Carbon Fiber
Carbon fiber supplier Toray Industries Inc. is the latest Japanese company to admit it has been falsifying data about the quality of its products, the Financial Times reports.
Mitsubishi Materials Admits to Falsifying Quality Data
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. says certain products made by three of its affiliates failed to meet company or customer standards but were shipped anyway.
Kobe Steel Will Automate Quality Reports
Kobe Steel Ltd. says it will spend about 10 billion yen ($88 million) to set up a quality control division and automate key inspection systems in the wake of scandals involving falsified data.
Kobe Steel Reports More Falsified Data Problems
Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. says it has found another case of employees falsifying reports about product quality and performance, this time at a subsidiary that cuts steel plates, Reuters reports.
Japanese Carmakers Say Aluminum from Kobe Steel Is Safe
Honda, Mazda and Toyota say hoods and other exterior components made with improperly inspected sheet aluminum supplied by Kobe Steel Ltd. are safe.
U.S. Justice Dept. Seeks Data on Kobe Steel Scandal
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has asked that Kobe Steel Ltd. supply technical details about potentially subpar materials and products the Japanese company sold to U.S. customers.
Kobe Steel Reports 9 More Cases of Data Fraud
Kobe Steel Ltd. says falsified materials performance reports by its metalmaking operations occurred in China, Malaysia and Thailand as well as five facilities in Japan.
Kobe Adds Steel Wire to Products with Falsified Quality Tests
Kobe Steel Ltd. says it faked quality data about steel wire and rod made outside Japan and used in such products as tires and car engines.
Kobe Steel Warns of More Falsified Product Data
Kobe Steel Ltd. President Hiroya Kawasaki warned earlier today that a continuing internal investigation may turn up more of the company’s products whose quality and performance data were falsified.
Carmakers Checking Bogus Aluminum Parts from Kobe Steel
At least seven Japanese carmakers are trying to determine whether the safety of their cars has been compromised by substandard aluminum sheet and castings supplied by Kobe Steel Ltd.
U.S.-Built Toyota Corolla to Get Aluminum Hood
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to equip North American-made Corolla sedans with aluminum hoods beginning in late 2017, according to Automotive News, which cites an unnamed source.
Japanese Companies Plan U.S. Aluminum Partnership
Two Japanese companies, Kobe Steel Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., expect to finalize a partnership in September that will begin U.S. production of aluminum sheet metal for cars in 2017.
Nissan Plans Big Shift to Advanced High-Strength Steel
Nissan Motor Co. says that by 2017, advanced high-tensile-strength steel will account for as much as 25% of its new-model parts by weight.
