Shifting Gears: The Road Ahead for Automakers

In 2014, of more than 52 million recalled vehicles, nearly 17 million involved those recalled for potentially defective airbags equipped with inflators built by Japanese supplier Takata. When Takata initially announced the fault in April 2013, only six automakers were involved. However, later admiss...

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Published inSupply & demand chain executive Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 38
Main Author Dawson, Keri
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Atkinson AC Business Media 01.03.2015
Subjects
Automation
Automobile industry
Automobile safety
Brand loyalty
Compliance
Consumers
Cost control
Defective products
Integrated approach
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Product quality
Product recalls
Suppliers
Supply chains
United States > US
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Summary:In 2014, of more than 52 million recalled vehicles, nearly 17 million involved those recalled for potentially defective airbags equipped with inflators built by Japanese supplier Takata. When Takata initially announced the fault in April 2013, only six automakers were involved. However, later admissions revealed that the company had little understanding of which vehicles used the defective inflators, prompting additional recalls.
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ISSN:1548-3142
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