Could be under threat. Let us know, do you buy fair trade goods to do good or really just to feel good . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. The Japanese Company behind the biggest recall in Car Making History has filed for bankruptcy. Takatas airbags were first found to be faulty in 200a. They were used by 13 of the worlds biggest car makers who have all agreed to Bankruptcy Proceedings in courts in both tokyo and the us. This ceo ta kata this ceo takata said this morning he would step down. Worldwide more than 100 million takata airbags, which can rupture with deadly force and spray shrapnel at passengers, have been recalled. The faulty airbags have been linked to at least 17 deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. Its all been an expensive saga. 9 billion is the estimated cost according to japans nikkei newspaper. The firm key Safety Systems has now bought all of takatas assets except those relating to the faulty airbags for almost 1. 6 billion.
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