Källor: Takata ansöker om konkurs nästa vecka

Takata Corporation (タカタ株式会社, Takata Kabushiki Gaisha) is an automotive parts company based in Japan. The company has production facilities on four continents, with its European headquarters located in Germany, where it also has nine production facilities. In 2013, a series of deaths and injuries associated with defective Takata airbag inflators had led Takata to initially recall 3.6 million cars equipped with such airbags. Further fatalities caused by the airbags have led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to order an ongoing, nationwide recall of more than 42 million cars, the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.

Key Safety Systems (KSS) este o companie americană, furnizor mondial de sisteme avansate de siguranță pentru piața auto - inflatori, airbaguri, volane, centuri de siguranță. Compania are sediul central in Sterling Heigts, Michigan, și deține filiale în 36 de locații din 12 țări. Compania are peste 4.000 de angajați în întreaga lume și în anul 2009 a înregistrat o cifră de afaceri de 850 milioane dolari. Printre cei peste 150 de clienți ai companiei se numără reprezentanții a peste 60 de mărci de vehicule.