Daihatsu tampered with safety tests for 30 years

[dr. d]

Or even if they do know, it won't matter to them as long as it has the coveted "T" badge

... bang on!

[ice15]

Toyota takes over Daihatsu role in small car development | Autoindustriya

As for Daihatsu, the automaker will continue to help in developing cars for emerging markets but will not take on a project leader role. More specifically, Daihatsu will only be commissioned to do certain parts of vehicle development while under the supervision of Toyota. Moreover, the last remaining vehicles currently still being developed by Daihatsu will be checked and certified by Toyota.

[coiter]

Or even if they do know, it won't matter to them as long as it has the coveted "T" badge

yeah. as long as its reliable and madali ang parts, safety features would not be much of a factor.