The Japanese air bag maker will boost output to
900,000 inflators a month by September, up from 450,000 now at
its plant in Monclova, Mexico, a company spokesman said on
Wednesday. He did not specify if the additional capacity would
be added in Mexico.
Takata's air bag inflators have been found to explode with too
much force, spraying metal fragment inside cars and have forced
automakers to recall nearly 25 million vehicles worldwide since
2008. The component has been linked to six deaths, all in cars
made by its top customer, Honda Motor Co Ltd. <7267.T>
Takata faces pressure from its automaker customers as well as
U.S. safety officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and U.S. lawmakers to increase production of the
replacement parts so consumers can replace the potential deadly
parts as quickly as possible.
Automotive News reported news of the plans for the increased
output on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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