DETROIT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd : * Honda motor co N. American VP Rick Schostek in perpared testimony
for senate hearing says company is continuing to work with Takata to increase
availability of parts to repair air bags * Exec says Takata advised it a Honda model involved in 2004 air bag rupture
incident had 'distinctly different characteristics compared to ruptures that
led to the first recall' * Exec to tell Senate panel consumer safety could be improved if U.S. states
declined to grant vehicle registrations unless a recalled model is repaired,
if parts are available * Exec to tell Senate panel company expresses "our deepest and heartfelt
sympathies" to victims and their families affected by the problem with
ruptured air bag inflators * Exec to tell Senate panel that company offers "sincere apologies to the
families of those who have died," injured or otherwise inconvenienced by
problems with Takata air bags in Honda vehicles