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At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests like Toyota. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/committee-probing-toyota-unit-hino-blame

At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests like Toyota. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/committee-probing-toyota-unit-hino-blames-company-culture-false-data-scandal-2022-08-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/commit... Not to mention spending a lot on lobbying against clean air regulations aroun the world https://thedriven.io/2023/05/11/toyota-under-fire-for-anti-climate-lobbying-as-protestors-storm-vw-annual-meeting/ https://thedriven.io/2023/05/11/toyota-under-fire-for-anti-c...

consumer451 3y ago
As someone who used to be a stalwart fan of Toyota, their behaviour recently is not my favorite.
KennyBlanken 3y ago
Not to mention campaigning hard against EVs, complete with anti-EV propaganda in the form of kids' stories distributed to schools: https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-anti-ev-propaganda-in-japan/ https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-a...
- ThunderSizzle 3y ago
  They can campaign against EVs, and their propaganda isn't any worse than the pro-EV propaganda that's circled around, most of which ignore very inconvenient facts around the cost-value of EVs. Given that, I have no problem with Toyota being anti-EVs and handing out information on why they are.
otachack 3y ago
Hyundai did skimp out on standard anti-theft mechanisms which led to a significant number of car jackings upon discovery and viral share via TikTok. https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-security-kit/ https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-se... Every manufacturer has got a story at this point.
avn2109 3y ago
>> "At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests..." Not to devil's advocate, but it's tough to prove a negative. All we can say for sure is that they've not been caught yet.

consumer451 3y ago

As someone who used to be a stalwart fan of Toyota, their behaviour recently is not my favorite.

KennyBlanken 3y ago

Not to mention campaigning hard against EVs, complete with anti-EV propaganda in the form of kids' stories distributed to schools: https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-anti-ev-propaganda-in-japan/ https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/how-toyota-sneakily-spreads-a...

ThunderSizzle 3y ago
They can campaign against EVs, and their propaganda isn't any worse than the pro-EV propaganda that's circled around, most of which ignore very inconvenient facts around the cost-value of EVs. Given that, I have no problem with Toyota being anti-EVs and handing out information on why they are.

otachack 3y ago

Hyundai did skimp out on standard anti-theft mechanisms which led to a significant number of car jackings upon discovery and viral share via TikTok. https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-security-kit/ https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/kia-hyundai-car-thefts-se... Every manufacturer has got a story at this point.

avn2109 3y ago

>> "At least Hyundai hasn't been faking emissions tests..." Not to devil's advocate, but it's tough to prove a negative. All we can say for sure is that they've not been caught yet.