Hitachi Ltd. has found around 200 incorrect or misleading expressions in catalogs and advertisements related to the energy-saving features of home electronics appliances manufactured by its subsidiary, Hitachi Appliances Inc.
But the group stopped short of saying whether it had found similar misleading or incorrect expressions in sales brochures and ads for products manufactured by group companies other than Hitachi Appliances.
The cases included one in which Hitachi Appliances used a misleading expression about the effectiveness of the energy-saving mode of a new vacuum cleaner.
Instead of comparing the power consumption of the new model when the power-saving mode is switched on or switched off, the company compared its power consumption with that of a model the firm had released six years previously, it said.