Takata’s Lobby Spending Rises 22% as Recall Scrutiny Intensifies

Takata Corp. boosted spending on U.S. federal lobbying by 22 percent in the second quarter as it faced increased attention from regulators and lawmakers about faulty air bags behind the auto industry’s largest recall in history.

The Japanese auto-parts maker paid $390,000 to Squire Patton Boggs to represent it before Congress, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Department of Transportation on “issues relating to air bag safety,” according to records filed last month with the U.S. Senate.