Introduction
Takata Corporation is a Japanese company that conducts production out of four continents. The company was founded in 1933 by Takezo Takada and started with the production of parachutes. In the 1950s, the company started production of seat belts. The company currently employs 35,000 employees worldwide and 11,000 in Europe. They current operate 46 plants in 17 countries around the world. They consider themselves to specialize in automotive safety. Today, their current production consists of: occupant classification sensors, side airbags, curtain airbags, child seats, vision sensors, pop-up hood devices, steering wheels, rear seat belts, and knee airbags (Takata.com ...
