Japanese ministry punishes Mitsubishi

Japanese ministry punishes Mitsubishi

TOKYO: Japan's transport ministry said on Friday it will exclude Mitsubishi Motors and its truck-making affiliate from public procurement bidding as a punitive measure following a recall scandal.

"The measure took effect today, and will last for one and a half years," a ministry official said.

The measure came a day after Japanese police raided the head office of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. and arrested seven former executives on suspicion of covering up a fatal wheel-hub defect. -- AFP