Takata airbag defect recalls more trouble monopoly crisis behind
Murder. With a number of car companies recall Takata airbag mounted automotive products, "Takata airbag door" breaking the record size car recall, hide flaws over 10 years finally they feel real.
Related statistics show that since 2008 Takata airbag defect problem was exposed in late 2014, the world has accumulated recalled more than 24 million vehicle problems. In May this year, along with Honda, Toyota and Nissan recovery of almost 12 million, and in June in China recalls Subaru Impreza 1002, the number of withdrawals has accumulated more than 36 million.
It is understood that Takata airbag production in the emerging reinforcement could soon burst, causing metal fragments flying car. And this problem is now considered six people were killed and 100 injured in question.
Under real pressure, Takada had refused to recognize the problem, the change of attitude finally appeared to recognize the existence of air bags reinforcing broader structural problems, and recently said it would lead to massive withdrawals modify the airbag design problem .
Currently, Takada hold a 20 percent global market share airbag, continuous fermentation is obliged to remember and the impact of industry. In the shadow of the crisis he spreads Takada globe, or encourage people to re-examine the safety of the air bag.
Disastrous
May 19, Takada and the Administration of National Road Safety (hereinafter "NHTSA") Federal safety regulators jointly issued a statement produced by the company, sold to the United States, approximately 33.8 million Airbag safety recall hidden agreement. Before the balloon has refused to recognize its shortcomings instead they announced the withdrawal of Takada finally bowed head proudly.
However, according to "The New York Times" reported that this was the case a decade ago, engineers discovered Takada, and the company raised fears, but this did not cause attention Takada. "Takada in 2004 secretly tested airbag defects, the company officially announced as early as four years, but in 2004 tests Takada only three months, and then the research material was destroyed." Said the report.
Since 2008, Takata airbag problems gradually began to be revealed. But even if everyone uses their car prices balloon increasing number of retirements, Takada remains deaf to this, said it was "Automakers own actions." In February, US regulators do not meet relevant research Takada, he was sentenced to the amount of $ 14,000 per day fine.
Takada problem balloon effect, following Honda, Toyota and Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy Industries announced the recall after another.
Moreover, this crisis has been gradually extended to the Chinese market. In December, Honda cars in China through two joint ventures - Guangzhou Honda and Dongfeng Honda to recover China AQSIQ presentation plan, announced the withdrawal of 569 769 vehicles. This year, width, and then decide the July 13, 2015, October 30, 2002 hasta remember December 28, 2007 the production of some models of 2003-2008 and 2007-2008 models of cars Sidi Fit brand, a total of 413 452. In addition, Dongfeng Honda airbag risks for the same retirement in February 2004 between 13-28 February 2007 period of production of the CR-V, a total of 67 141.
And Tianjin FAW Toyota, Dongfeng Motor, Nissan and Zhengzhou Nissan same can not be delivered from China, announced that remind Vios, Corolla, sun, blue jays, some imported and import Trail Patrol and other vehicles, a total of more than 570,000 vehicles.
Recall big hit with business Takada. Because remember events, tax Takada 2014 a net loss of approximately $ 223 million, until 2013 of approximately $ 208 million has been increasing, to recall events continues.
Or has changed the global pattern
Takada identify problems early, why still choose to ignore a substantial product defect? Takada is to rely on the technical capabilities can not be resolved, or car manufacturers rely on them to create a lose-lose situation today? Tongji University Professor Wang Hongyan told Die Zeit reporter, although Takada supposedly lead to the cause of defects that are not found, but the truth behind only became clear on their own, not outsiders to comment. "But the ball for the process, from design to manufacturing and after controlling the quality of the stability that management involves many factors. Perhaps each link appears are small problems, but these little problems add up to a big problem . "
Generally, the airbag sensor consists mainly of the gas generator igniter, and the airbag control unit (ECU) and so on. Wherein sensor ECU and is a core technology of the globe, currently only the German Continental (Continental), Bosch (Bosch) and Takada few parts manufacturers possession.
Globally, it is possible to reach most of the production output or independent air bags Swedish company Autoliv (Autoliv), Japan Takada, TRW (TRW) as well as China domestic long oriental music. Among them, about 80% stake in the control of Autoliv, TRW and Takata hand, and Takada share of about 20%.
An anonymous industry insiders in the airbag industry for many years in the country told Die Zeit reporter, to the negative impact caused by the withdrawal, Takada below the market share is bound to be carved by Autoliv and TRW, but Due the high barriers to entry of the airbag, general business industry hard to get, so the overall structure of the supply chain will not change much. Autoliv previously announced, the company will produce 25 million air bags in 2016, to replace the defective product Takada.
To do this, said the industry because Takada has been more cooperation with Japanese car prices, along with the special nature of the industry, airbag, eventually leads to Japanese car companies and together Takada in this great crisis. As we all know, such as Honda, Toyota, Japanese car companies a class, choose suppliers are closed, each with its own set of suppliers, and most of all shares.
It is noteworthy that the greatest impact on the current round of withdrawal by storm Honda, it seems is trying to make changes. According to Reuters, Honda Motor president Takanobu Ito was determined to change traditional acquisition of parts of the Japanese automotive industry and technical supply mode, persist in the coming two years, during implementation of the new program of change. For example, released in Japan in May this year, the new car transfer, and advertising is not clear that the use of Takata airbag, and instead used Takata airbag Daicel competitors.
