Toyota Motor¡¯s truck and bus unit Hino Motors on Thursday forecast a ?6 billion operating profit for the fiscal year ending in March 2023, confounding analyst forecasts for a loss due to an engine data scandal.

However, it did not disclose operating income and net profit forecasts for the year, as it was unable to ¡°reasonably¡± calculate losses attributed to the engine data scandal.

The truck-maker became mired in a reputation-tarnishing emissions data scandal this year affecting 640,000 vehicles after admitting to falsifying data on some engines dating back to 2003.