TOKYO/OSAKA — Takata, the embattled Japanese airbag supplier that has put itself up for sale after triggering the motor industry’s biggest safety recall, aims to shortlist two to three candidates by October, people familiar with the process say.Bidders for Tokyo-based Takata had been asked to submit their proposals, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential. Suitors included Carlyle, which is working with Chinese-owned airbag manufacturer Key Safety Systems; Daicel, a Japanese maker of airbag inflators that is jointly bidding with Bain Capital; and KKR, they said.The sale will be closely scrutinised by major car makers, which are likely to spend the next several years recalling airbag inflators that can rupture and shoot deadly shards at vehicle occupants.Takata set up a committee in February that has been negotiating with its car-making customers, led by Honda, on the costs related to replacing the defective parts linked to 15 deaths wo...
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