Looking for a roundup of the latest and most important news from the automotive world? You’ve found it in the Daily Drive-Thru. Check it out every weekday to see what you missed and what you need to know.  FOLLOW DAILY NEWS AUTOS ON FACEBOOK. 'LIKE' US HERE.  Sometimes when it rains it pours, and it looks like some dark clouds are rolling in over Mitsubishi.  Mitsubishi is expected to inform Japanese transportation officials that it exaggerated fuel efficiency data on several since-discontinued models. You may recall that Mitsubishi was busted for using improper methods to test fuel economy in April, which lead to lower reported gas mileage averages. Originally, the Japanese automaker was believed to have used the methodology for just four mini-vehicles (two of which were made for Nissan), then an internal investigation revealed nine other models used the same testing.  Now, Japanese newspapers are estimating that Mitsubishi falsified data for between three and 10 additional models, all of which are no longer on the market. Mitsubishi, which had to sell a controlling share of its stock to Nissan in the wake of this scandal, is expected to disclose which other vehicles had false fuel efficiency mileage in the near future. It’s unclear if any of these vehicles were sold in the U.S.  The 2017 Ford Fusion earned the prestigious Top Safety Pick+ designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, the non-profit’s highest recognition. This was the first time the Fusion earned the title since 2012, before the IIHS expanded its testing categories.  This is a big deal for the Fusion, but it still has a ways to go before it can rest on its crash test-earned laurels: it’s still waiting on ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety, the other big name in the automotive safety rating world.  Read more about this story here.  As tech companies battle for global ride-sharing supremacy, Uber looks to add to its already hefty war chest with a high-yield loan from Wall Street. The San Francisco-based company is reportedly working with Morgan Stanley and Barclays Plc to procure between $1 billion and $2 billion from a leveraged loan. The loaned money will add to Uber’s roughly $11 billion balance sheet.  It’s not clear how, precisely, Uber will spend this money but it’s likely that it will go toward besting its rivals both at home (think Lyft) and abroad. The ride-hailing pioneer has promised to spend at least $1 billion a year in China alone to crush Didi Chuxing, which currently has money coming in from Apple and the popularity edge over Uber in the most populated country in the world.  Nothing says high society like walking into store, stocking up on cashmere sweaters and leather handbags then walking out the owner of new, all-electric car. Tesla, always game for dabbling in new ventures, will begin selling cars out of a 400 square foot Nordstrom outlet at The Grove mall in Los Angeles.  Though technically the space isn’t licensed for automotive sales, Tesla will display a Model X inside the outlet and offer test drives just outside. Interested buyers can place an order by phone or online. If the pilot program works, Tesla will likely expand to some of Nordstrom’s 121 other stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Female-driven taxis and autorickshaws in the Indian state of Maharashtra and its capital, Mumbai, will have to be painted a different color (salmon orange) than those driven by their male counterparts (which are yellow). The mandate, according to the Maharashtra state government, was enacted in the interest of female riders who would be able to hail a female driver and avoid being sexually harassed by a male driver, which has been an issue in the city as of late.  The Mumbai Auto Rickshaw Taxi Men’s Union had gripes with this rule change that were both sexist and, possibly warranted. The union said the law should allow for a man to ride with female drivers in case pregnancy or other women’s health issues prevent the female driver from doing her job. They also pointed out that because a male driver could not drive a salmon orange taxi/rickshaw, the female owner would not be able to rent the vehicle out and could therefore lose money.  Source: DNA India, Times of India  Did you find this article helpful? If so, please share it using the "Join the Conversation" buttons below, and thank you for visiting Daily News Autos.
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