Nokian cheated on tire tests with custom-made ringers
Tire maker Nokian Renkaat created custom versions of its products that performed better in comparison tests, according to Bloomberg citing a report from Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti. The paper made these claims based on internal emails and sources at the company.
Nokian CEO Ari Lehtoranta admitted to using custom tires in tests before
2014, which was also prior to him taking over as the corporation's
boss. The Finnish newspaper alleged the deception began in 2005,
according to Reuters. Lehtoranta claims the company has stopped giving out modified versions of its products for evaluations.
Nokian released a statement (below) about the Finnish report, and the
company claimed this was an industry-wide issue. "In past years, when
the testing organisations asked manufacturers to send them tyres for the
tests, activities in the industry were dubious," it said. "On our
behalf, we apologise and regret the mistakes we have made in the past."
(AutoBlog.com)
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