Japan’s car maker Nissan Motor Co. is likely to face a penalty for the decline in sales after violations were detected in the control of product safety at companies in Japan.
Last week, Nissan officially withdrew about 1.2 million cars sold in Japan over the past three years. It turned out that the cars were shipped from the company's factories after inspection carried out by people without the required qualification. At the same time, they put the seals of employees responsible for the control of cars on the relevant documents.
The company did not deny the violation and reported that within a month it will conduct an investigation and submit a report to the government.
However, the car manufacturer could be fined up to 200 million yen, or $ 1.8 million, for providing false information. According to Japan’s ministry of transport, some culprits could be detained for a year.