鈴木汽車承認其燃油效率檢測方法不當
Suzuki Motor says it has been using improper methods to test the fuel economy of its vehicles, sending its stock down 9.4 per cent as the disclosure triggered concerns more companies could be affected by the scandal that began with Mitsubishi Motors.
日本第四大汽車製造商鈴木汽車(Suzuki Motor)表示，它使用了不恰當的方法來檢測其汽車的燃油效率。這一披露導致該公司股價下挫9.4%，外界擔心，可能會有更多的公司被始於三菱汽車(Mitsubishi Motors)的醜聞波及。
Suzuki, Japan’s fourth-largest carmaker, said its testing methods had not complied with domestic standards since 2010, after checking all 16 of the models sold in its home market involving 2.1m vehicles.
鈴木表示，自2010年以來，其檢測方法一直未遵守國內標準。此前，該公司對在本土市場銷售的全部16種車型進行了檢測，涉及210萬輛汽車。
But the producer of small cars said it did not see a need to revise its fuel economy figures since the performance of its vehicles did not differ significantly using a proper testing method. It also did not find any manipulation of fuel efficiency data.
不過，這家生產小型汽車的製造商表示，它不認爲有必要修改其燃油效率數字，原因是使用恰當的檢測方法後，並未發現其車輛的燃油效率表現有顯著不同。另外，鈴木也未發現自己有任何操縱燃油效率數據的行爲。
The Japanese transport ministry has ordered carmakers to review their fuel economy data and testing methods after Mitsubishi disclosed last month that some of its employees overstated fuel efficiency by up to 10 per cent on four types of petrol-powered small cars sold in Japan, including two models built for Nissan and sold under its brand.
上月，三菱披露，其部分員工對在日本銷售的四款汽油動力小型汽車的燃油效率高估了至多10%，其中包括兩款爲日產(Nissan)代工並以日產品牌銷售的汽車。隨後，日本國土交通省命令汽車製造商審查各自的燃油效率數據和檢測方法。
In a statement on Wednesday, Suzuki, which has a strong presence in India where its Maruti Suzuki affiliate controls nearly half the market, said no overseas models were affected. It added that it did not find any problem with the emissions performance of its vehicles.
在週三發佈的一份聲明中，鈴木表示，其銷往海外市場的車型未受影響。該公司補充稱，未發現其車輛的排放表現存在任何問題。
