Hitachi unit finds lapses in components' quality tests over 40 yrs

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi's Hitachi Astemo has found lapses in testing and other procedures of components that lasted as long as four decades. Following a probe, it worked with customers to redo tests on nearly two dozen affected products, CEO Brice Koch said. "We have now taken all...relevant measures to improve, to increase the robustness of our system," Koch added.