Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. fell 15% on Wednesday in Tokyo after it emerged that the Japanese automaker’s cars didn’t pass a fuel economy test and misconduct was a possibility. “One of our models was found to have failed part of a fuel economy test,” a Mitsubishi Motors spokesman said, according to a Reuters report. A Mitsubishi executive was slated to address issues of misconduct related to such testing at a news conference, the report added. Investors are sensitive to news about testing snafus following Volkswagen AG’s emissions scandal that erupted last year. Japanese news outlet NHK said about 600,000 vehicles could be affected, including cars that Mitsubishi makes for rival Nissan Motor Co.
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