Takata Corp., the embattled air-bag maker, stepped up its response to a global auto safety crisis by distributing an open letter from its chief executive officer in U.S. and German newspapers. Shigehisa Takada, Takata’s chairman and grandson of the company …
Honda plans to replace the replace driver’s airbag inflators on 2.6 million more vehicles as it expands repairs to the entire U.S. The Japanese automaker is the only company to comply with demand from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety …
Japan’s transport ministry has told airbag maker Takata to conduct an internal investigation after cases of its airbags exploding triggered safety concerns in the U.S. and other countries. Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta said Friday that the ministry ordered Takata Corp. …
Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and other major automakers have fixed only a fraction of the almost 8 million cars called back in the last two years to replace potentially defective Takata Corp. airbags. About 6 percent of affected …
The U.S. auto safety regulator has told Japanese supplier Takata Corp and five automakers to expand nationwide a regional recall of potentially lethal airbags, increasing pressure on the industry to move faster in a growing scandal. The National Highway Traffic …
Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. airbags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims. The accords make financial sense for the settling parties, but Takata and other defendants, including Honda Motor Co., General …