Vietnamese dealers have resumed selling Toyota Avanza Premio MT autos after an over-one-month suspension. 

The Japanese cars have been delivered to auto showrooms in Vietnam since Friday.

Automotive giant Toyota halted its delivery of all vehicles related to its affiliate Daihatsu on December 20 last year due to a safety test scam.

The misconduct plagued the Avanza Premio MT in the Vietnamese market.

Toyota Vietnam quickly decided to suspend the shipment of the multi-purpose vehicle model on December 21, 2023 to await directives from the Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer.

Results of an investigation into its unit related to rigged collision-safety tests showed that one improper modification of the Toyota Avanza Premio MT affected emissions and fuel efficiency.

The Toyota Avanza Premio made its debut in Vietnam in March 2022, with the MT and CVT versions.

These completely built-up cars were imported into Vietnam from Indonesia.

The Avanza cars started to be assembled at a Toyota factory in Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam in December 2022.

Toyota affiliate Daihatsu, known for manufacturing small passenger cars, was found tampering with safety tests last year.

In particular, the misconduct at Daihatsu was brought to light in April 2023.

The Japanese automaker established an independent third-party committee to probe the case.

Production at Daihatsu's factories in Japan has been suspended since late last month after the independent panel that had been investigating the company found issues involving 64 models, including almost two dozen sold under Toyota's brand.

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