How widespread is Kobe Steel's “fake scandal”? Nearly 500 companies or use their products

According to Reuters, Kobe Steel is trying to confirm the scope of "data fraud." Below is a list of companies that have used Kobe Steel products or are inspecting whether to use Kobe Steel products:

Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, and Mitsubishi Motors purchased aluminum products directly from Kobe Steel. However, they all stated that they did not have safety issues and they are still checking whether other parts are affected. Daihatsu Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) stated that it did not directly purchase products from Kobe Steel, but it did not have safety issues when it purchased Kobe Steel products from its suppliers. According to informed sources, Reuters revealed that Boeing used Kobe steel products. A spokesman for Airbus said that it has not directly purchased products from Kobe Steel, but is investigating whether its suppliers have purchased Kobe steel products. Ford said that the use Kobe Steel's products in China Ford Mondeo (Mondeo) of the hood, but not yet confirmed are affected. GM is checking whether its brands use Kobe steel products.

Rolls-Royce said that it purchased Kobe steel products but it has not yet been used. Hyundai and Kia stated that the panels of their brands IONIQ and Niro used Kobe Steel products. Suzuki (SUZUKI) stated that its motorcycle uses Kobe steel products. Denso stated that the heat exchanger used Kobe steel products. MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy) said its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (Regional Jet and rockets), Mitsubishi rocket, including: H-2A rocket have used Kobe Steel products. However, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. stated that before the launch of the rocket, no safety problems were detected. According to an official from the Ministry of Industry of Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries also uses Kobe Steel products for some of its weapons and equipment.

IHI (IHI) Co., Ltd. stated that its engine uses Kobe steel products but did not indicate which engines use its products. According to an official from the Ministry of Industry of Japan, the IHI-produced weaponry used Kobe steel products. Hitachi (HITACHI) stated that its trains in Japan and the United Kingdom used Kobe steel products. Hitachi will replace the high-speed train chassis (undercarriage) operated by JR Tokai and JR West lines, but parts of the train compartment will not be replaced. Examples include high-speed trains operated by JR East and parts of train cars operated in the UK. Hitachi further added that the company is preparing to seek compensation from Kobe Steel. Tokyo Metro indicated that it used products made by Kobe Steel. Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Kawasaki Heavy Industries) stated that its aircraft parts and engine parts all use products manufactured by Kobe Steel.

Other companies, such as Japan's Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Volkswagen, Panasonic, Daikin Industries, Mitsui Engineering, Daimler, Signs Citroen Group, Japan Electric, Fujitsu, Toshiba, have said they have used or are investigating the use of Kobe Steel Products. .