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TOKYO -Toyota Motor Corp and others involved in a commercial vehicle partnership have expelled Hino Motors from the group over a scandal involving falsification of engine data by the truckmaker, Toyota said on Wednesday.
It is the most severe step announced so far by Toyota, which has a controlling 50.1 percent in Hino, since the scandal erupted in March.
The partnership, known as the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies (CJPT), was established in April 2021 by Toyota, Hino and Isuzu Motors to facilitate technology development for commercial vehicles. Suzuki Motor Corp and Daihatsu joined in July the same year.
