TOKYO — Japan’s honest commerce watchdog stated on Thursday Nissan Motor had violated the subcontractor act by underpaying dozens of suppliers by about 3 billion yen ($20.26 million) in complete.
The Japan Truthful Commerce Fee, which native media reported this week was investigating Nissan’s conduct, stated the automaker had unlawfully deducted the quantity from 36 suppliers over a roughly two-year interval from January 2021.
It additionally referred to as on Nissan to arrange a administration system for coping with subcontractor funds, and for the board of administrators to go a decision to recognise the problem and stop it from occurring once more.
Nissan, Japan’s third-largest automaker by quantity, stated it had absolutely refunded suppliers for cash that it had unilaterally deducted, that it took the announcement from the watchdog very critically and would strengthen its inspection system.
Japan’s Subcontractor Regulation prohibits the ordering occasion from unilaterally lowering the fee when the subcontractor isn’t at fault.
