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Japan’s sixth-largest automaker apologises for falsifying fuel economy test data in more than 600,000 vehicles.
From: Inside Story
Can consumers trust the car industry?
Mitsubishi Motors is the latest car maker to admit falsifying fuel economy data.
22 Apr 2016
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