(Bloomberg) -- Takata Corp. President Shigehisa Takada made his first public apology for the eight deaths and hundreds of injuries related to the company’s air bags dating back more than a decade.
Takada, 49, bowed and apologized at a press briefing in Tokyo after the company’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday. He said the auto-parts maker is considering ways to help victims, including by setting up a fund to compensate them.
“I apologize for not having been able to communicate directly earlier, and also apologize for people who died or were injured,” Takada said. “I feel sorry our products hurt customers, despite the fact that we are a supplier of safety products.”
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