-A Toyota Group company delivering automotive seats and interior products. It is the only manufacturer engaged in the textile sector within the Toyota Group. It delivers products mainly to the Toyota Group, which accounted for 92% of total sales for the Company in the fiscal year that ended in March 2022.
-Major product lines are as follows.
Automotive seats
Interior and exterior parts (Door trim, ceilings, floor carpets, decks, exterior parts)
Parts units (Filters, plastic parts around engine, electrified products)
-The production of seats in the fiscal year that ended in March 2023 increased on a global basis by 7.1% YoY to 7.84 million units. In the Asia/Oceania region, a 30.4% YoY increase to 1.43 million units. The Company forecasts that production of seats in the fiscal year that ends in March 2024 will increase 5.9% on a global basis, to 8.30 million units.
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-From April 2022, moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market, and from the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange to the Premium Market
Unit Components Filter products -Air filters -Oil filters -Anti-allergen and deodorising cabin air filters -Pollen removal cabin air filters -Clean air filters Premium -Hydrocarbon absorption filters -High-efficiency dust removal cabin air filters
Air induction system products -Air induction systems -Air cleaners -Intake manifolds -Cylinder head covers
Electric power-train products -Motor core constituent parts (for hybrid system) -Stack manifolds -Separators -Air filter for fuel cell vehicles -Ion Exchanger
Others -Key motor core components for hybrid systems -Fluid filters for automatic transmissions -Oil mist separators -Revolving sensors -Ignition coils for motorcycles -ABS coils
Merged with Utsumi Boshoku, Chuo Boshoku, Kyowa Boshoku and Toyoda Oshikiri Boshoku and established Chuo Boshoku Corporation.
Nov. 1933
Acquired by Toyota Motor Industry Company (currently Toyota Motor Co.)
May, 1950
Spun off from Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. as Minsei Spinning Co., Ltd.
Aug. 1950
Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Sep. 1956
Established Oguchi Plant.
Aug. 1967
Changed the name of the Company to Toyoda Boshoku Corporation.
Sep. 1967
Established Hoyu Shoji Corp.
Mar. 1968
Merged with Gifu Boseki Corp. (currently Gifu Plant).
Dec. 1972
Added as a business objective, the manufacturing, processing and selling of automotive parts.
Feb. 1973
Started manufacturing ignition coils.
Sep. 1973
Started manufacturing seat fabric.
Nov. 1976
Established Hineed Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate).
Dec. 1976
Started manufacturing seatbelt webbing.
May 1978
Established Aiho Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1985
Started manufacturing air filters.
Feb. 1990
Started manufacturing fender liners.
May 1990
Started manufacturing molded headliners.
May 1991
Started manufacturing timing belt covers.
Mar. 1994
Established STB Textiles Industry Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate).
May 1994
Established Thai Seatbelt Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate).
Apr. 1995
Started production of airbag base material.
Nov. 1995
Established TB Service Co., Ltd.
Dec. 1995
Started production of bumpers.
Jan. 1997
Established Toyodabo America Inc.
Dec. 1997
Established TB Hitech Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Jan. 1998
Started production of cabin air filters and rotating centers.
Jan. 1999
Started production of silencer pads.
Jun. 1999
Started production of oil filters.
Mar. 2000
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Jul. 2000
Started production of intake manifolds.
Jul. 2000
Conducted restructuring effective July 1, 2000. Divided Marketing Department into three departments by function: functional components marketing dept., interior material marketing dept. and interior systems marketing dept.
Oct. 2000
Toyoda Boshoku and Toyota Kako merged in October 2000. Continued as Toyoda Boshoku. This merger established the organization as a total supplier of automotive interior components. and also helped to reduce development expenses.
Dec. 2000
Planning to triple the number of employees for interior development to 100+ by FY2002. In addition to new employees and rotation of current employees, will receive employees transferred from Toyota group manufacturers. As soon as possible, will establish an organization for becoming a Tier 1 manufacturer, from development to supply.
Apr. 2001
Established TB Autoparts Management (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Jun. 2001
Established Toyodabo Asia.
Sep. 2001
Acquired 51% of shares for Puro Denso (Partnership). (Currently TBDN Tennessee (Partnership).
Sep. 2001
Established Toyoda Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Nov. 2001
Established Eco Technology.
Mar. 2002
Established Toyodabo Filtration System (Thailand). (Currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Apr. 2003
Established, and made a 100% investment in, Toyodabo Manufacturing Kentucky Llc. In USA
Apr. 2003
Established Tianjin Intex Auto Part Co., Ltd. in China. (Investment Ratio: Araco 30%, Takanichi 30%, Toyoda Boshoku 15%, Changchun FAW Sihuan Automobile Co., Ltd. 25%)
Sep. 2004
Established Toyota Boshoku Haiphong Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Sep. 2004
Established Guangzhou Intex Auto Parts Co., Ltd.) (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Sep. 2004
Established Feng'ai(Guangzhou) Automotive Seat Parts Co., Ltd.(currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Oct. 2004
Established Toyota Industries Corporation through the merger with the Interior Components Division of Araco Corporation, and Takanichi. The Company took over the operations of seven plants including the Sanage plant and the Takaoka plant, which are manufacturing seat and door trims.
Apr. 2005
Established Toyota Boshoku Foshan Co., Ltd., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary.
Jul. 2005
Established Toyota Boshoku South Africa (PTY) Ltd., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary.
Nov. 2005
Established Tianjin Feng Ai Automotive Seat Parts Co., Ltd., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary.
Jul. 2006
Established Toyota Boshoku Canada, Inc., which is now a consolidated company.
Sep. 2007
Established Toyota Boshoku Mississippi, LLC., which is now a consolidated company.
Nov. 2007
Established Toyota Boshoku Indiana, LLC., Which is now a consolidated company.
Feb. 2008
Changed the structure of Toyoda Shanghai Co., Ltd. from commercial-type to investment-type company, and changed its name to Toyata Boshoku (China) Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Oct. 2008
Took over the Sieto Plant of Faurecia S.A., a French automotive seating manufacturer, and established Toyota Boshoku Somain S.A.S. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Oct. 2008
Spun off its research and development office and established Toyota Boshoku Fundamental Research Center.
Aug. 2009
Constructed Fuji-Susuno Plant to increase efficiency in production at domestic plants and to construct an optimal supply structure.
May 2010
Constructed the building and facilities of Building 2 at the Sanage Development Center.
Jul. 2011
Acquired POLYTEC Holding AG to strengthen its technical skills in the area of interior-products and win more business with European OEMs.
Dec. 2012
Launched production of motor-core components for hybrid systems.
Sold all stock shares in Boshoku Automotive Europe GmbH in Germany, Boshoku Automotive Poland Sp. z o.o. in Poland, and Boshoku Automotive Czech, s.r.o.; and transferred some of the functions at its European headquarters' branch office in Munich, Germany to Megatech Industries AG, in reorganizing the European operations.
Mar. 2018
Established ATN Auto Acoustics with Autoneum and Nihon Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2019
Established Toyota Boshoku AKI USA LLC with Delta Kogyo and Toyo Seat.
Nov. 2019
Established Innovative production technology center
Apr. 2022
Due to the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, listed on the Prime Section instead of the First Section.