Mitsubishi Motors President, Tetsuro Aikawa Steps down in the wake of the company's test-fixing scandal.

Mitsubishi Motors has announced its president, Tetsuro Aikawa, will step down in the wake of the company's test-fixing scandal. 

The Japanese carmaker has already admitted that it has been falsifying fuel efficiency tests for decades.

Tetsuro Aikawa took on the role of Mitsubishi's president and chief operating officer in June 2015. 


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Volkswagen has admitted to cheating emissions tests in the US. Authorities found the German carmaker was installing a cheating software in its diesel vehicles that could detect when the cars were being tested and would change carbon dioxide emission levels accordingly to improve the results.

Mitsubishi Motors has admitted it had falsified fuel ecnomy data for the past 25 years. Breaking Japanese test rules meant the carmaker was able to advertise its vehicles as being more fuel efficient than they actually were.

Suzuki has admittted it has found '' discrepancies'' in its fuel and emissions testing but denies cheating. The company said its testing method for 16 models was not in line with official regulations, but it insisted that new tests showed no need to amend the data.

Nissan has been accused of having some of its UK built Qashqais fitted with so called emissions defeat devices
The company has denied the allegations.