Takata Corp. News
Takata Hopes Latest U.S. Bankruptcy Filing Will Pause Air Bag Lawsuits
Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators - more than a month after its ...
Automakers Risk Fresh Liabilities With Latest Takata Air Bag Recalls
Takata Corp's bankruptcy filing last month was meant to draw a line under the auto industry's biggest safety recall, but last week's announcement of more air bag inflator recalls suggests automakers ...
Takata, Felled by Massive Air Bag Recalls, Gets China Backing After Bankruptcy Filing
Japan's Takata Corp , at the center of the auto industry's biggest-ever product recall, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan, and said it had agreed to be largely acquired ...
Four Auto Makers Agree to $553M Settlement Over Takata Airbag Inflators
Four automakers agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class-action economic loss claims covering owners of nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbag ...
Air Bag Maker Takata, Wounded by Safety Recall, Explores Rescue Talks
Potential rescuers of Japan's Takata Corp have extended talks, already in their 14th month, for a deal to take over the air bag maker at the heart of the auto industry's biggest safety recall, people ...
Takata Sued by Nissan, Ford, BMW Over Faulty Airbag Losses
Nissan Motor Co., BMW of North America and Ford Motor Co. accused Takata Corp. of fraud in a lawsuit seeking to force the airbag manufacturer to cover losses they incur because of its faulty ...
Victims of Takata’s Exploding Air Bags Seek to Delay $1B Settlement
People injured by Takata Corp.'s exploding air bags asked a judge to delay approving the $1 billion settlement with the U.S. hours before the car-parts maker was due to appear in court to plead ...
Three Takata Executives Indicted in U.S. Over Company’s Faulty Airbags
Three Takata Corp. executives were accused in a U.S. indictment of misleading federal regulators, consumers and car manufacturers about the company's faulty air bags as part of a years-long scheme ...