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Toyota won't use Takata inflators made with ammonium nitrate: CEO

Published 11/06/2015, 12:04 AM
Updated 11/06/2015, 12:10 AM
© Reuters. Visitors walk behind a logo of Takata Corp on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (T:7203) won't buy air bag inflators made by Takata Corp (T:7312) that use ammonium nitrate as a propellant but will consider buying other types if they are confirmed safe, President Akio Toyoda said on Friday.

© Reuters. Visitors walk behind a logo of Takata Corp on its display at a showroom for vehicles in Tokyo

Toyota, the world's top-selling automaker, joins Honda Motor Co (T:7267) and Mazda Motor Corp (T:7261) in ditching the inflators, have led to the recall worldwide of tens of millions of cars and at least eight deaths.

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