Mitsubishi Motors — Ethics Grade D+

Mitsubishi Motors receives an overall ethics grade of D+ (42/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Automotive. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 40
• privacy: 60
• consumer: 30
• environment: 45
• humanRights: 50

Documented incidents (3)

• Fuel Efficiency Fraud (high, 2016) — Mitsubishi admitted to intentionally falsifying fuel economy data for over 600,000 vehicles in Japan by manipulating tire pressure during testing to produce more favorable results for over 25 years.
• Foreign Technical Intern Abuse (medium, 2019) — The company was found to have violated labor laws regarding its technical intern program in Japan, forcing Vietnamese interns to perform work unrelated to their training for long hours without proper pay.
• Bribery Allegations in Thailand (medium, 2023) — Internal investigations revealed potential violations of anti-corruption laws involving payments made to government officials for shipping permits at local ports.

Documented good deeds

• PHEV Leadership — One of the first automakers to successfully mass-market Plug-in Hybrid SUVs to reduce urban emissions.

Ethical alternatives

• Polestar — Deep commitment to material transparency and full EV production.