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Mitsubishi plans $600 million compensation for four models over mileage cheating

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it plans to give owners of four minivehicles close to $1,000 in compensation for its overstating of mileage readings, part of reimbursement costs that will total at least $600 million. The mileage scandal, which the company has blamed on pressure to deliver competitive readings and poor supervision of testing processes, has led to plans for Nissan Motor Co to take a one-third controlling stake in …

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Mitsubishi Motors brings in new R&D chief, restates results after scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp said a Nissan Motor Co executive would become its head of research and development, part of a management overhaul in the wake of a mileage cheating scandal that also prompted it to restate earnings. Nissan is preparing to take a controlling one-third stake in Mitsubishi, which is reeling from its third scandal in two decades. Mitsubishi has seen over $3 billion wiped off its market value after admitting last month it overstated the …

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Mitsubishi Motors may skip earnings forecast due to data scandal: source

Mitsubishi Motors Corp is unlikely to issue an earnings forecast for the current financial year when it announces annual results this week, due to uncertainty about the financial impact of its misleading fuel economy data, a person close to the company told Reuters on Sunday. The Japanese automaker is under investigation by the transport ministry after saying last week that it overstated the fuel economy of four of its minivehicle…

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