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AIR BAG

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2018
U.S. senators to press carmakers and regulators on Takata air bag recall as 30 million vehicles yet to be repaired
A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall in history.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2016
Takata sale said to progress with Autoliv, Key Safety in lead
Takata Corp. has homed in on bids from Autoliv Inc. and Key Safety Systems Inc. as the air bag maker behind the biggest auto safety recall ever progresses toward a final round of negotiating a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016
Takata lines up bids despite uncosted liabilities
Embattled air bag supplier Takata Corp. is moving forward with an auction of the company as private-equity firms and car parts-makers line up offers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2016
Takata's survival gets harder due to Malaysian deaths, expanded recall in U.S.
Two deaths in Malaysia are linked to ruptured air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. It is also working to comply with a U.S. order to expand a record recall.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2016
Honda recalls in Japan after accident involving Daicel inflator
Honda Motor Co. on Thursday said it will recall about 143,000 vehicles in Japan after an air bag fitted with an inflator made by Daicel Corp. failed to deploy during a collision in which the driver was injured.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015
Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after 'attitude shift'; Honda reports scrapyard rupture
Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2015
When will drivers say 'enough is enough'?
If the automotive industry loses the public's trust, it widens the opportunity for Silicon Valley companies to foment disruptions of the entire business.

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