AIRBAG MAKER TAKATA BANKRUPT AFTER FAULTY PRODUCTS|汽車安全氣囊之王 日本"高田"申請破產

On June 26, Japan's airbag maker Takata Corp. filed for the biggest bankruptcy in Japan's manufacturing industry since WWII. After massive recalls over faulty products, its total liabilities now amount to more than NT$275 billion. After its faulty airbag inflators caused at least 17 deaths and 180 injuries in 2015, Takata Corp. recalled more than I00 million vehicles worldwide. The auto industry's unprecedented product recall has led to the company's overwhelming liabilities. On June 26, Takata filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court. It is the largest bankruptcy in Japan's manufacturing industry since World War II. ==SHIGEHISA TAKADA President, Takata Corp. == We have filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court. We are deeply sorry. I will assume the responsibility and leave my position at the right time. The company will be run by the next management team. Takata reported a total liability equivalent to NT$21.86 billion in March this year. The recall also cost more than NT$275 billion. Despite its efforts to reorganize the company, it failed to garner the support from its affiliates. A rumor of the company's potential bankruptcy on June 16 had caused its stock price to fall. Takata will be reorganized under the court's supervision. Its assets and businesses will be sold to American car parts maker Key Safety Systems (KSS), owned by China's Ningbo Joyson Electronic for an estimated NT$48.1 billion. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 曾經是全球汽車安全氣囊之王的日本高田公司，近年受到安全氣囊出包，召回車輛修理的龐大債務影響，26號上午，向東京地方法院聲請破產保護，預估負債金額超過台幣2750億元，創下戰後日本製造業最大破產紀錄。 2015年，日本高田公司爆出安全氣囊彈出後，裝置金屬碎片也跟著彈出，導致全球至少17人死亡、180人受傷後，"高田"大規模召回超過一億輛汽車維修，留下汽車史上最大的召回維修紀錄。其中美國召回的6900萬輛車中，有4200萬輛汽車有問題。而龐大的召回維修，也讓"高田"債台高築。26號，"高田"上午召開臨時董事會，決定向東京地院申請破產保護。創下二戰後，日本製造業的最大負債破產紀錄。 ==高田公司社長 高田重久== 今天已經向東京地方法院 申請適用"民事再生法"破產保護 (對大眾)打從心中深感抱歉 在適當時刻 我會擔負起經營責任辭職 由下一個經營團隊持續經營公司 "高田"光是今年三月的財報，就負債795億日圓，等於台幣218億6千萬，另外還有各汽車製造商，先行墊款的召回費用超過1兆日圓，相當於2750億台幣。儘管高田"之前堅持要自主重建，但卻無法獲得關係企業支持，16號就曾傳出，公司針對申請破產保護，進行最後協調，股價因此跟著大跌。 "高田"破產後將在法院監督下營運重建，並且接受中國均勝電子、旗下的KSS美國公司百利得汽車安全系統，約1750億日圓，等同台幣481億協助，轉讓全部業務KSS，持續供應產品。 記者 陳詩童 報導。