TOKYO: A year ago, Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp would have been an unlikely name on a shortlist of candidates to rescue Takata Corp, the Japanese air-bag maker that’s behind the biggest safety recall in automotive history.
The Chinese components supplier, founded by a former TRW Automotive Inc manager, made less than a quarter of Takata’s annual revenue, employed a workforce that’s less than half the size of its peer, and was about 70 years younger.
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