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30th August, 2016 0

seattletimes.com

GM QUEST FOR CHEAPER AIR BAG LED TO TAKATA AND A DEADLY CRISIS

A little-known Japanese supplier, Takata, had designed a much cheaper automotive air bag...

27th August, 2016 4

AUTOMAKERS WORLDWIDE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECALLED ABOUT 50 MILLION VEHICLES WITH TAKATA INFLATORS.

Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spray metal shrapnel into vehicle passenger compartments...

27th May, 2016 160

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS SUES TAKATA, HONDA OVER AIRBAGS

That includes the Virgin Islands, and Walker said a Virgin Islands resident on St. Croix was gravely injured when her Takata airbag ruptured...

DEFECTIVE TAKATA INFLATORS

TAKATA AIR BAGS

26th May, 2016 51

MALFUNCTIONING TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATORS CAN EXPLODE WITH TOO MUCH FORCE, SENDING SHRAPNEL INTO VEHICLES.

Toyota recalls 1.6 million U.S. vehicles for Takata air bags...

24th May, 2016 153

HONDA TO RECALL 20 MILLION MORE TAKATA AIRBAGS NIKKEI

Takata airbags are at risk of exploding with excessive force, sending metal shrapnel into vehicles...

POTENTIALLY DEADLY AIRBAGS

JAPAN

MASSIVE GLOBAL RECALL

TAKATA CORP

9th May, 2016 58

SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR 11 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 100 INJURIES, MAINLY IN THE UNITED STATES.

More than 50 million air bag inflators have already been recalled around the world due to the risk that they can inflate violently, spreading metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments...

9th May, 2016 26

TAKATA TO ANNOUNCE RECALL OF 35 MILLION-40 MILLION U.S. AIR BAG INFLATORS SOURCES

At least 11 people have been killed worldwide in incidents linked to defective Takata inflators...

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

4th May, 2016 92

Trending News Headlines : Takata

SAFETY REGULATOR ALSO SAID FRIDAY THAT NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAGS WERE STILL UNREPAIRED AS OF DECEMBER 31.

Takata hit with daily fine on air bag probe as repairs lag...

20th February, 2015 218

TOYOTA RECALLS MORE CARS FOR DANGEROUS TAKATA AIR BAGS

Toyota said it was investigating the issue as part of its wider probe into Takata's air bag inflators...

27th November, 2014 180

U.S. AUTO REGULATOR SEEKS NATIONWIDE RECALL OF TAKATA AIR BAGS

Around 16 million cars with Takata air bags have been recalled worldwide over the past six years, with more than 10 million of those in the United States...

AIR BAGS

19th November, 2014 125

TOYOTA EXPANDS TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL IN JAPAN, CHINA

Toyota expands takata air bag recall in japan china...

4th December, 2014 124

EXCLUSIVE TAKATA CHANGES CHEMICAL COMPOUND INVOLVED IN AIR BAG RECALLS

We have no field data indicating a problem with Takata air bags in our vehicles, said GM spokesman Alan Adler...

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

TAKATA AIR BAGS

13th November, 2014 111

TAKATA HAS BEEN BESET BY CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE INFLATORS IN ITS AIR BAGS, WHICH CAN EXPLODE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND SPRAY METAL SHARDS.

Takata executives ordered technicians to erase air bag test results report...

7th November, 2014 89

SINCE 2008, MORE THAN 17 MILLION CARS EQUIPPED WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 11 MILLION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Takata says subject of U.S. criminal probe on air bag flaws...

13th November, 2014 85

T WILL SOON EXPAND A RECALL OF VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES INVOLVING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS BY TAKATA CORP 7312.

More than 13 million vehicles by all makers are subject to recall in the United States and 19 million globally...

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

MAZDA RECALL EXPANSION

TAKATA CORP

KEIKO YANO

9th December, 2014 72

HONDA WORLDWIDE HAS RECALLED VEHICLES WITH 23 MILLION TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATORS SINCE 2008

Takata recalls air bag inflators in 5.1 million U.S. vehicles...

27th January, 2016 60

MORE THAN 21 MILLION VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED GLOBALLY BY NUMEROUS AUTOMAKERS SINCE 2008 BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TAKATA CORP 7312.

Exclusive GM develops contingency plans in case Takata recalls widen...

DEFECTIVE TAKATA CORP

TAKATA CORP

20th December, 2014 59

6 MILLION CARS FITTED WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS ALREADY UNDER RECALL IN JAPAN.

Japan may expand air bag recalls worried about impact on industry...

28th November, 2014 51

TAKATA IS RELYING ON LEVANDER TO LEAD A TEAM OF LAWYERS WHO WILL HANDLE BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS.

Exclusive Takata retains prominent lawyer Levander in air bag scandal...

LAWYER

TAKATA SPOKESMAN ALBY

19th November, 2014 44

TAKATA PREPARES CEO EXIT OVER AIR BAG SAFETY SCANDAL SOURCES

Takata said then that it was still unclear what were the root causes of the air bag failures...

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AIR BAG

28th January, 2016 37

japantimes.co.jp

TAKATA CEO INDICATES HE WILL STAY ON DESPITE AIR BAG SCANDAL

"I am truly sorry for the people who passed away and were injured" due to accidents caused by the air bag inflator exploding, Takada .....

26th June, 2015 35

TAKATA WARNS OF BIGGER LOSS, SAYS AIR BAG CUSTOMERS NOT CANCELLING

Takata warns of bigger loss says air bag customers not cancelling...

6th November, 2014 11

U.S. AUTO REGULATOR'S MOVE TO DECLINE TAKATA DOCUMENTS SPURS CRITICISM

T car and at the time the probe focused on the carmaker and Takata Corp 7312...

U.S. SAFETY REGULATOR

20th November, 2014 3

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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL MOTORS

AUTOMOBILE

SUZUKI SLUMPED 15 PER CENT TO 2450.5 YEN AS OF 12 55 PM IN TOKYO TRADING, ITS WORST INTRADAY DROP IN 16 YEARS,.

Suzuki shares dive after flaw in fuel efficiency tests...

CHAIRMAN OSAMU SUZUKI

TOKYO

18th May, 2016 5

TOKYO MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP

MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO BRIEF ON FUEL ECONOMY DATA

Reuters Issei Kato ' TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp 7211.T said it will hold a media briefing at 0830 GMT 3 30 a.m...

MINATO

TOKYO

MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP

ECONOMY TESTING METHODS

MITSUBISHI MOTORS

11th May, 2016 94

* TOKYO ELECTRON LTD HALTED PRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTORS ITS KUMAMOTO PLANT AND IS CURRENTLY ASSESSING THE DAMAGE.

* Tyre maker Bridgestone Corp halted production at its Kumamoto plant and will resume production once the situation is assessed...

COMPANIES BASED IN TOKYO

16th April, 2016 15

IN RECENT MONTHS TOYOTA HAS RECALLED NEARLY 10 MILLION VEHICLES OUTFITTED WITH DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS THAT HAVE BEEN LINKED TO SEVERAL DEATHS GLOBALLY.

In recent months, Toyota has recalled nearly 10 million vehicles outfitted with defective air bags that have been linked to several deaths globally...

21st October, 2015 115

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

BACK TO BASICS, AND BEYOND AUTOMAKERS SEEK TO COUNTER CHINA SLOWDOWN

Back to basics and beyond automakers seek to counter china slowdown...

MERCEDES-BENZ

BMW

BMW AFTER-SALES SERVICE

NEW CAR SALES

17th September, 2015 34

japantimes.co.jp

TIANJIN FAW TOYOTA BUILT ABOUT 440,000 CROWN, REIZ, COROLLA AND VIOS CARS LAST YEAR, ALMOST HALF OF TOYOTA'S ANNUAL VEHICLE OUTPUT IN CHINA.

After Tianjin blasts, Toyota to restart China plant on Thursday...

27th August, 2015 21

TEN AUTOMAKERS ARE SUED IN U.S. OVER 'DEADLY' KEYLESS IGNITIONS

Ten automakers are sued in u.s. over deadly keyless ignitions...

CARBON MONOXIDE

FORD MOTOR CO

26th August, 2015 415

telegraph.co.uk

THE PROBLEM IS THAT YASUKUNI SHRINE HAS BEEN "STOLEN" BY THOSE WHO WANT TO POLITICISE THE NATION'S HISTORY.

"But Yasukuni has been turned into a political place where propaganda is more important than the past."...

PRIME MINISTER SHINZO

YASUKUNI SHRINE

WORLD WAR

15th August, 2015 107

JAPANESE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN

MAZDA MOTOR CORP 7261.T SAID OVER 50 CARS IMPORTED FROM JAPAN WERE ALSO DAMAGED, WITH PEELING PAINT AND SCRATCHES.

Global automakers scramble to assess damage from huge blasts at China port...

14th August, 2015 58

MICHIGAN IS AMONG A HANDFUL OF STATES TO PASS LEGISLATION ENABLING TESTING OF SELF-DRIVING CARS ON PUBLIC ROADS.

ANN ARBOR Michigan Self-driving cars would be better tested on private test tracks than on public roads said a U.S...

20th July, 2015 29

TELEVISION IMAGES SHOWED EMERGENCY CREWS AND RAILWAY WORKERS SURROUNDING THE SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAIN WHICH HAD BEEN TRAVELING TO THE WESTERN CITY OF OSAKA FROM TOKYO.

Television images showed emergency crews and railway workers surrounding the Shinkansen bullet train, which had been traveling to the western city of Osaka from Tokyo...

SHINKANSEN

TELEVISION

SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAIN

30th June, 2015 1493

nytimes.com

TOYOTA SPOKE UP IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE JULIE HAMP ON FRIDAY A DAY AFTER SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE JAPANESE POLICE.

Toyota spoke up in support of the executive, Julie Hamp, on Friday, a day after she was taken into custody by the Japanese police...