Honda grandees chide CEO over quality, recalls


Honda Motor's CEO Takanobu Ito has had two concerned former CEOs visit him, following the many vehicle recalls Honda has experienced since 2008 - EPA Photo.

BEIJING/TOKYO: Two former Honda Motor chiefs have called on CEO Takanobu Ito this year, urging him to focus more on quality issues, increasing the pressure he's already under from US regulators and politicians over mass air bag recalls.

Nobuhiko Kawamoto and Hiroyuki Yoshino made separate visits to Ito at the Japanese car maker's Tokyo headquarters, three people familiar with the visits said.

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