OREANDA-NEWS. General Director Honda Motor, Takahiro Hatigo, resigns. Together with the head of the company the resignation was announced by nine senior managers, including Chief Financial Officer, Fumihiko Ike, and the executive vice-president, Tetsuo Iwamura.

Such personnel decisions are related to the consequences of the scandal with airbags Takata, which in accidents worked with excessive force, which caused the death of 11 people and the injury of more than 100 people. The total number of recalled vehicles in the world because of Takata airbags reached approximately 25 million. Earlier, US authorities decided to fine the company Takata for 14 thousands of dollars every day.