On February 13th, Toyota Motor Company officially announced the latest organizational structure of Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. Toyota once again expresses its deepest apologies to customers, suppliers, dealers, the community where the factory is located, and many other stakeholders for the inconvenience and concerns caused by recent certification violations. It is understood that all factories of Dafa Automobile Co., Ltd. in Japan suspended operations on December 20, 2023, and resumed production and shipment of some vehicles such as Toyota Probox (parameters | inquiry) and Mazda Familia on February 12, 2024.

The official stated that in order to reform and revitalize Dafa Automobile, Dafa Automobile will not forget its original intention to return to its roots and become a "mobile transportation company with compact cars as its core", closely responding to customer needs, enriching user life, and determined to revitalize itself. Based on this direction, Dafa will change its management structure, with Chairman Sunao Matsumayashi and President Soichiro Okudaira resigning. Toyota CEO Hiroshi Sato emphasized that starting from today, under the new organizational structure, Daihatsu will take measures to completely eliminate violations and strive to revitalize Daihatsu. Toyota will also continue to support the new Daihatsu.

Dafa has decided to appoint the following board members, effective from March 1, 2024. Daihatsu Motor will cancel the position of Chairman, and the new President will be held by Masahiro Inoue, the current CEO of Toyota in Latin America and the Caribbean. For many years, it has been committed to the systematic reform of Toyota's Latin American business, including the adjustment of management structures in Brazil and Argentina. By utilizing these rich experiences, he will lead the revitalization and development.

Masanori Kuwata, the current head of Lexus electrification projects, will be transferred to the position of Executive Vice President of Dafa Motors, leveraging his experience in human resources and grassroots management to drive corporate culture and organizational reform. Hiromasa Hoshika, the current Executive Vice President of Dafa, will serve as the Chief Quality Officer and continue to be responsible for building a new system to avoid certification violations and certification related operations. In addition, Keiko Yanagi from Toyota's Customer First Promotion Group will serve as a director of Dafa Motors. She has extensive experience in certification operations and will utilize her extensive legal certification knowledge to support reliable certification operations. Looking ahead to the future, Daihatsu and Toyota will work together under the new organization led by Yasuhiro Inoue to make Daihatsu a trustworthy company for customers again.

On December 20, 2023, Dafa Automobile issued a statement admitting to 174 violations, including falsifying safety collision test data. The safety airbag control unit used in collision testing for certain models of Dafa is different from the commercially available models. The investigation found 174 new safety testing and other program violations in 25 test categories. Members of the investigation team stated that workers are satisfied with