Nissan Inspection Scandal, Unfavorable Inspections Have Been Going On For Years

Scandals from the automotive industry involving different automakers have been making rounds in the media recently. Let's take a look at the new and ongoing issues that resulted from recent inspection scandals, how they impacted sales, and how the corporations have responded to counter these challenging effects. Originally, the first issue came to light when Volkswagen was not doing inspections correctly and ran into issues with governmental inspections according to regulations. The big story in the media is the recent Nissan final vehicle inspection in Japan, which is under ongoing investigation.

Nissan Scandal Regarding Inspections Won’t Go Away

One of the Japanese Nissan production plants halted production and ended up recalling 1.2 million vehicles. The initial recalls were due to inspections that were done inappropriately but surprisingly continued to be done without change, even after the issue that resulted in the recalls. Now all vehicle production at the Japanese Nissan production plant is on hold until internal investigations find out what happened and how to correct the problems. The issue is linked to regulations that are established by the Japanese government concerning final vehicle inspection. How this violation occurred is still to be determined.